The Rats and The Wasps’ Nest

by Agatha Christie

Directed by Austene Van

SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 29, 2023

Agatha Christie's sharp-dressed, keen-eyed detective—Hercule Poirot—comes alive in a double-header evening of mystery at Yellow Tree Theatre!

In The Rats, Sandra Grey is a young widow, summoned to a high-class dinner party. Arriving at a curiously-empty flat, she soon entangles herself in a triangle with her secret lover and his social rival...and when a murder is announced, suspicions and doubt cut in every direction. And in The Wasp's Nest, Poirot arrives in London for his greatest feat yet: solving a homicide before it happens.

With both one-acts performing every evening, The Rats and The Wasp's Nest are the perfect additions to your October, tied together by the glamour and intrigue from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Cast: Tara Borman, Maggie Cramer, Charles Fraser, Christopher Kehoe, and Paul Lanave

"Just listening to [Charles Fraser] say 'murder' and 'murderer' in his charming Belgian accent, which he does often (drinking game?) is worth the price of admission alone."

-Cherry and Spoon
"The Rats & The Wasp's Nest is a perfectly charming evening of classic mystery done in classic movie style that's fun to watch on stage."

-Cherry and Spoon
“And last but certainly not least is Charles Fraser as Hercule Poirot. Fraser has a great accent that adds moments of humor based on just the cadence of his speech. It’s a quick turn in the role, but he looks, sounds, and plays the part to a tea.”

-Stages of MN
"Paul LaNave proves again to be a greatly talented and versatile actor, making a mark both as the creepy Alec in The Rats and, in a very different key, the jilted fiancé Claud in The Wasp's Nest.”

-Talkin’ Broadway
"I love the approach the actors took, following through on the promise of the opening projections and giving it the golden age of Hollywood approach."

-Stages of MN
"Kehoe shows he is in on the game with some arched eyebrows and seems always prepared for a glossy photograph to be taken for an issue of Hollywood Stars magazine."

-Stage of MN
"Maggie Cramer and Tara Borman are wonderfully catty bringing out some excellent laughs in The Rats playing 'friends'."

-Stages of MN

The Rats and The Wasps’ Nest

"Just listening to [Charles Fraser] say 'murder' and 'murderer' in his charming Belgian accent, which he does often (drinking game?) is worth the price of admission alone."

"The Rats & The Wasp's Nest is a perfectly charming evening of classic mystery done in classic movie style that's fun to watch on stage."

“And last but certainly not least is Charles Fraser as Hercule Poirot. Fraser has a great accent that adds moments of humor based on just the cadence of his speech. It’s a quick turn in the role, but he looks, sounds, and plays the part to a tea.”

"Paul LaNave proves again to be a greatly talented and versatile actor, making a mark both as the creepy Alec in The Rats and, in a very different key, the jilted fiancé Claud in The Wasp's Nest.”

"I love the approach the actors took, following through on the promise of the opening projections and giving it the golden age of Hollywood approach."

"Kehoe shows he is in on the game with some arched eyebrows and seems always prepared for a glossy photograph to be taken for an issue of Hollywood Stars magazine."

"Maggie Cramer and Tara Borman are wonderfully catty bringing out some excellent laughs in The Rats playing 'friends'."

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