Agatha Christie stayed away from writing plays.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie , Lady Mallowan , DBE -LRB- ne Miller ; 15 September 1890 -- 12 January 1976 -RRB- was an English crime novelist , short story writer and playwright .	DBE	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	crime	Crime fiction	novelist	novelist	short story writer	short story writer	playwright	playwright	Dame	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
A playwright , also known as a dramatist , is a person who writes plays .	plays	Play (theatre)
