A THRILLING comedy rolls into Basingstoke in May – and you can win free tickets with the Gazette.

Tabs productions are all set to present Who Killed “Agatha” Christie?, which will be taking centre stage at The Haymarket from Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 May.

This enthralling comedy thriller begins when failed playwright, John Terry, invites caustic theatre critic Arthur “Agatha” Christie to help him expose the suspected affair of their respective partners.

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But everything is not quite as it seems, and events take an unexpected and decidedly sinister turn.

During the show John Goodrum plays playwright John Terry alongside long time friend David Gilbrook as theatre critic Arthur Christie. John and David first met whilst working in Basingstoke in the 1980's.

John said he had always wanted to get into acting while David first started acting whilst at school in Sussex then Southampton University.

John said he loves thrillers, he added: "Yes, love them … both the traditional whodunnits of Agatha Christie etc, and the clever, ingenious, characterful thrillers like Sleuth that started to be written in the 1970s of which Who Killed “Agatha” Christie? is an excellent example."

He went on to explain what memories he has of the 1970s, which is when the play is set.

He added: "That was when I was at University in Bristol, doing Drama and Music, so many memories of course, but particularly doing my holiday job pushing scenery around on Annie at the Victoria Palace in London, which starred Sheila Hancock and Stratford Johns, the audience would queue for their autographs at the stage door, but were always most excited when John Thaw roared up in his car to pick up Sheila."

Along with the evening performances at 7.30pm (tickets £24), there is also a matinee at 2pm on Saturday (tickets £22).

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The Gazette has teamed up with the Haymarket to give you a chance to win a pair of tickets to see the show.

To get your hands on the free tickets, all you have to do is answer this question: Who wrote ‘Who Killed “Agatha” Christie?’

Send your answers to competitions@anvilarts.org.uk with the subject line reading Gazette Agatha by April 7 for your chance to win.

The pair of tickets will be to the opening night on Thursday May, 5 at 7.30pm at The Haymarket.

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