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Agatha Christie's The Hollow

The Marlowe Theatre (Main House), Canterbury · 16 October to 17 October 2026

Agatha Christie's The Hollow, from The Marlowe Theatre (Main House)Image: The Marlowe Theatre (Main House)
16 Oct to 17 Oct

Image: The Marlowe Theatre (Main House)

Agatha Christie's The Hollow is a Hercule Poirot mystery in a new version by Tamsin Oglesby, directed by Lucy Bailey, with Peter Polycarpou as Poirot. It runs at The Marlowe Theatre main house in Canterbury from Friday 16 to Saturday 17 October 2026, lasting around 2 hours 30 minutes. The staging contains haze, and a free post-show talk follows the Friday performance.

Highlights

  • Friday 16 October at 7.30pm, Saturday 17 October at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
  • Tickets from £19, with Discovery tickets at £15 for ages 16 to 26
  • Some performances are sold out with returns only

Getting there

The Marlowe Theatre (Main House), CT1 2AS

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