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:''For the 1931 film based on Christie's play, see Alibi (1931 film).'' ''Alibi'' is a 1928 play by Michael Morton based on ''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'', a novel by British crime writer Agatha Christie. It opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London's West End on 15 May 1928, starring Charles Laughton as Hercule Poirot. It was deemed a success and ran for 250 performances〔''Book and Magazine Collector''. Issue 174. September 1998〕 closing on 7 December 1928. It was the first work of Agatha Christie's to be presented on stage and the first ever adaptation of one of her works for any medium outside of her books. ==Background== Christie disagreed with the change of her favourite character Caroline Sheppard, the inspiration for Miss Marple, into a beautiful girl called Caryl Sheppard. She only permitted this change because the alternative was turning Poirot into a young man called Beau Poirot and having "lots of girls in love with him".〔Christie, Agatha. ''An Autobiography'' (Page 434). Collins, 1977. ISBN 0-00-216012-9〕 The other major changes from the book were: * The characters of Mrs Russell, the housekeeper, and her son, Charles Kent, were dropped, as were the subplots concerning these characters. * Roger Ackroyd was given a title and became Sir Roger Ackroyd. * Poirot was stated several times not to be Belgian but French. The play takes place in two sets – the hall at Fernley Park and in Poirot's study in his house in the village. Sir Roger's study is situated at the back of the centre stage of the hall set with two doors which are opened at various parts in the play to reveal the corpse at his desk and are closed at other times when events in the play dictate they should be. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alibi (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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