Last weekend I saw The Mousetrap out at Edgewood College, er University.
It was my first time seeing it and I had a blast. And I even guessed the identity of the killer correctly somehow. The actor who played Christopher Wren, Will Koebke, was perhaps creepier for me than the gentle, if at times uneasy, comic relief the character adds to the story because he resembles Andrew Scott and I cannot look at that guy's face without seeing the maniacally evil James Moriarty from Sherlock.
A couple days ago I noticed that the Meadowridge Library is hosting a series of Agatha Christie events. Upon reading the article I was appalled that a librarian described the Sunday roast as "Usually a big pot roast and some vegetables on the side". Two words: Yorkshire pudding!!
I must admit that I was surprised by the events and the attention given to Christie. Pleasantly so. I honestly thought that, since her book that I've always known as And Then There Were None was originally entitled Ten Little Niggers, that she'd be canceled and verboten.
Has cancel culture died down? Or do such minded folks have bigger fish to fry these days? Regardless, I am glad that celebrating Christie's work hasn't caused a brouhaha. I shall have to put some of the BBC's radio adaptations of her works on my phone for some fine listening.
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