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Posted January 24, 2015 -  No Comment

For David Suchet, it’s goodbye to Hercule Poirot and hello to Lady Bracknell

After 25+ years of bringing Agatha Christie’s dapper Belgian detective to life, Sir David Suchet will remove the trademark Hercule Poirot hat and moustache in favor of another hat, handbag, dress and petticoat to play Lady Bracknell in a new West End production of The Importance Of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s satire of Victorian high […]

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