"Most impressive of all, her 1937 play Akhnaton, set in Ancient Egypt, shows a profound understanding of the mores and character of an enlightened Pharaoh who fell foul of his conservative court. One of Christie's most profound and daring works."

 Neil Norman, Daily Express

"Akhnaton is no didactic tract, but a drama of ruthless logic and theatrical power, its characters sharply delineated, its arguments humanized and convincingly set forth."

 Charles Osborne, Theatre Critic, writer and literature director of the Arts Council of Great Britain

"Agatha's most beautiful and profound play; brilliant in its delineation of character, tense with drama...the characters are submitted to exceptionally penetrating analytical treatment, because they are not merely subservient to the denouement of a murder plot, but each one is a prime agent in the development of a real historical drama."

 Max Mallowan, Archaeologist and Christie's second husband