Agatha Christie’s grandson Mathew Prichard talks to us about his Grandmother Agatha Christie – I suppose it took some time for it to sink in that I had a famous grandmother known to the world as Agatha Christie.
I first remember her during the years when I was at preparatory school and her house at Wallingford was nearby. We used to have enjoyable ‘exeats’ on Sundays and it was, I think, then that the first glimmers of truth came through. Very sensibly, the headmaster of my school insisted on initialling all books that came into the school. I came back from Wallingford clutching the latest Agatha Christie and wondering, quite genuinely, whether the Head could possibly find any reason for withholding the coveted signature. He never did! There was, however, one occasion when my book took a terribly long time to re-appear. Later I realised that the headmaster’s wife had taken the opportunity to read it!
In celebration of the Grand Theatre’s 125th Anniversary Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap will appear Mon 22 to Sat 27 July 2019.