In her Autobiography, Christie claimed that the success of And Then There Were None set her on the path of being a playwright as well as a writer of books and that only she would adapt her works for the stage from then on and that The Hollow would be her next play.
Dalam autobiografinya, Christie mengklaim bahwa kesuksesan And Then There Were None telah membuatnya meraih kepastian sebagai seorang pengarang drama serta penulis buku dan ia hanya akan mengadaptasi karya-karyanya untuk panggung dari situ dan bahwa The Hollow akan menjadi drama berikutnya.