Director

Sleuth is playwright and screenwriter Anthony Shaffer’s gripping, Tony-Award-winner, an ingenious story of a mystery writer whose obsession with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with games and game-playing sets off a very dangerous and deadly chain of events. This rollercoaster of a thriller – equal parts mischievous humour and gripping anticipation – continually puts the dramatic pedal to the metal, drawing audiences to the edge of their seats as they try to keep one step ahead of the increasingly desperate characters’ life-and-death, cat-and-mouse battle of wits.  It ran four years on Broadway and became a ﬁlm starring Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier.

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Sleuth

Classic Theatre Festival

Affairs of State is playwright and screenwriter Louis Verneuil’s classic, rediscovered post-WW2 comedic gem, a funny and intriguing story about the diplomatic deals and double crosses behind closed doors in Washington featuring a memorable love quadrangle that threatens the appointment of a new Under-Secretary of State. It’s a chance to revisit an age when satirical comedies were sophisticated, smart, sassy, insightful, and fun, with the wit and charm of the best Katharine Hepburn/ Spencer Tracy ﬁlms. It ran for over two years on Broadway when first produced. It’s a lovely show that evokes the post-war optimism that infuses so many of the era’s stories on stage and screen. And most remarkable of all, Democrats and Republicans speak civilly with one another!

Director

Laurel Smith

Events

Past events

4 - 27 Aug, 2023

Sleuth · Classic Theatre Festival

7 - 30 Jul, 2023

Affairs of State · Classic Theatre Festival

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