The Witness for the Prosecution (Ix-Xhud tal-Prosekuzzjoni) is one of Agatha Christie’s bestsellers with a very intriguing story that leaves the audience guessing up to the end.

Leonard Vole is an unemployed inventor, his latest contraption being a new-fangled egg beater. He is married but, through a chance encounter, became friendly with a rich widow, Emily French. When Vole is accused of her murder, his solicitor refers the case to Sir Wilfrid Robarts to lead the defence.

Robarts believes his client to be innocent but his alibi rests on the testimony of Vole’s wife, Romaine. As the jury would expect a wife to defend her husband, he decides not to call her as a witness. He is surprised, however, when she is called as a witness for the prosecution.

Ix-Xhud tal-Prosekuzzjoni will be staged on Saturday and next Sunday at the Salesian Theatre, Sliema.

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