play "Sleuth"

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comedy thriller mystery play stage play thriller play

The play "Sleuth" is a celebrated 1970 mystery thriller for the stage, renowned for its intricate plot, dark humor, and twisting battle of wits between two men.

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Sleuth (play, 1970) 2
Sleuth (play) 1
Sleuth 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy thriller ⓘ
mystery play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
thriller play ⓘ
1972FilmDirector Joseph L. Mankiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ
1972FilmStars Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ
2007FilmDirector Kenneth Branagh NERFINISHED ⓘ
2007FilmStars Jude Law NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptedInto film "Sleuth" (1972) NERFINISHED ⓘ
film "Sleuth" (2007) NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Anthony Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ
broadwayOpeningDate 1970 ⓘ
broadwayRunLength over 1200 performances ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
edgarAwardYear 1971 ⓘ
featuresCharacter Andrew Wyke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Milo Tindle NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1970 ⓘ
firstPublishedYear 1970 ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
mystery ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasActStructure two acts ⓘ
influenced later stage thrillers involving meta‑theatrical games ⓘ
notableFor battle of wits between two men ⓘ
intricate plot twists ⓘ
use of games and role‑playing ⓘ
numberOfCharacters 2 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication London NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereLocation Theatre Royal, Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting Andrew Wyke's country house in Wiltshire ⓘ
settingPeriod 20th century ⓘ
subject class conflict ⓘ
deception ⓘ
games ⓘ
murder ⓘ
tonyAwardYear 1971 ⓘ
transferredTo Music Box Theatre, Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ
St Martin's Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalProductionStyle single‑set interior ⓘ
westEndRunLength over 2000 performances ⓘ
writer Anthony Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Anthony Shaffer → wrote → play "Sleuth" ⓘ
Milo Tindle – Michael Caine → basedOnWork → play "Sleuth" ⓘ
subject surface form: Milo Tindle
this entity surface form: Sleuth (play)
Milo Tindle – Michael Caine → firstAppearance → play "Sleuth" ⓘ
subject surface form: Milo Tindle
this entity surface form: Sleuth (play, 1970)
Andrew Wyke → firstAppearance → play "Sleuth" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sleuth (play, 1970)