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Good reviews wherever they go ...

Also TV interviews including a lively exchange on 'Richard and Judy' April 2001 ... keep watching 

North Devon Journal Thursday 29th March 2001

'Hot Stuff for Spring Nights' - .....Former Eastenders Leila Birch (remember her as Teresa di Marco?) and Andrew Lynford (Tiff's brother Simon) join Ruth Madoc and Geoffrey Davies for a five day run in Agatha Christie's 'A Murder is Announced' ... Theatre Royal Plymouth

Walton and Hersham News and Mail  Wed 21st March 2001

'Twists and Turns in an absorbing appointment with murder'   ... Twists, deceit, sinister goings on and murder all make up the spell-binding plot of Agatha Christie's 'A Murder is Announced' which played New Victoria theatre Woking last week. Something strange was afoot in the village of Chipping Cleghorn. The mornong Gazette had announced that a murder was going to take place .....  .. occupants of the cottage including .. her niece and Nephew Patrick and Julia Simmons (ex Eastenders stars Andrew Lynford and Leila Birch)

Flint and Holywell Chronicle 16th March   'LEILA FACES DOUBLE BILL OF MURDER' 

Cheltenham .. Epsom ,, Crewe .. Lancashire Evening News;  Tunbridge Wells Courier; Esher news; Richmond comet;  Whats on Gloucestershire; Whats on North West; Malmesbury Standard;  local reviews gave similar comments.

Theatre Spotlight -   WITH MURDER ON HER MIND!  ... Leila Birch Dosen't know who shot Phil in Eastenders and isnt letting on 'whodunnit' in 'A Murder is announced' either. Starring in this Agatha Christie thriller at Crewe Lycaeum next week says she is now too busy in teh theatre to keep up with the goings on in Albert Square. .....   .... Since leaving the soap last year Birch has starred in Cinderella in Canterbury - voted best panto by Mirror readers and is now enjoying her first touring production experience. ...