Agatha Christie’s classic novel is currently being staged in the city over two weekends in February as part of an NCPA production called The Mirror Crack’d. Adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff and re-imagined for India by Ayeesha Menon, it features Sonali Kulkarni, Shernaz Patel, Denzil Smith and Suhaas Ahuja.

Edited excerpts from an interview with director Melly Still.