This Is London Sept 14th

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Photo: Sheila Burnett
Photo: Ellie-Kurttz
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
BY AGATHA CHRISTIE
Leonard Vole is accused of murdering
a widow to inherit her wealth. The stakes
are high. Will Leonard survive the
shocking witness testimony? Will he be
able to convince the jury of his innocence
and escape the hangman’s noose? The
acclaimed production of Agatha Christie’s
classic courtroom play, Witness For The
Prosecution, was recognised at this year’s
Olivier Awards with a nomination for Best
Revival, as well as being the only work by
a female writer included in the categories
of Best Revival, or Best New Play.
The production has captured the
imagination of audiences who have
experienced the drama inside the unique
setting of County Hall’s ornate Chamber
on London’s iconic South Bank. Eleanor
Lloyd Productions and Rebecca Stafford
Productions have also received ongoing
support from Lambeth Council, following
the news that Witness for the Prosecution
is shortlisted as a finalist in the London
Building Excellence Awards 2018.
Director Lucy Bailey (Love From A
Stranger, The Graduate, Titus Andronicus)
thrillingly places the audience in the thick
of the action, with some even watching
from the jury box, as this gripping tale of
justice, passion and betrayal unfolds
around them.
Tickets are available from the box office
on 0844 815 7141, and the production is
booking through to 31 March next year.
SCIENCE MUSEUM TO EXPLORE
MURDER OF RUSSIA’S LAST TSAR
A new exhibition, opening at the
Science Museum on 21 September will
investigate the role of science in the
extraordinary lives and deaths of Tsar
Nicholas II and his family, and take
visitors behind the scenes of one of the
greatest mysteries of the 20th century.
Set against a turbulent backdrop of
social upheaval and war between 1900
and 1918, The Last Tsar: Blood and
Revolution will explore the significant
influence of medicine on the private
lives of the imperial family during this
period and the advances in medicine
and forensic science over 70 years later
that transformed the investigation into
their sudden disappearance. Visitors will
be able to examine evidence from the
scene of the execution, from dentures of
the imperial physician and a diamond
earring belonging to the Tsarina, to an
icon peppered with bullet holes, and
delve into the remarkable modern
forensic investigation which set out to
piece together the events of that night.
Xray of the hand of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia © Harvard Medical Library
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