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The Game's Afoot (Ludwig)

The Game's Afoot (Ludwig)
Your Price: $18.95 CDN
Author: Ken Ludwig
Publisher: Samuel French (cover may change)
Format: Softcover
# of Pages: 108
Pub. Date: 2012
Edition: Acting
ISBN-10: 057370046X
ISBN-13: 9780573700460
Cast Size: 5 female, 3 male

About the Play:

Winner of the highly-coveted Edgar Award (the 'Oscar' of Crime) from the Mystery Writers of America

The Game's Afoot is a full-length comedy by Ken Ludwig. The play is inspired by the life of Broadway star William Gillette, known world-wide for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. He is entertaining his fellow cast members for the holidays, when murder strikes. Gillette dons his deerstalker and tries to emulate the great sleuth and solve a murder. Mysterious doings with the body, secret compartments; the danger and hilarity are non-stop in this comic whodunit!

The Game's Afoot is a murderously funny thriller filled with double-crosses, triple-crosses, gunplay, lies, deceit, disguise, and sex. What do you expect? They're actors. As iconic American actor William Gillette takes his bows after playing Sherlock Holmes at the Palace Theatre, a shot rings out, wounding him in the arm. While recuperating at home, Gillette invites his co-stars to his famous Castle in Connecticut for a Christmas Eve celebration. But when Scathing critic Daria is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Everyone is suspected of her murder. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. A secret room, moving body, and ghastly humour will keep audiences laughing and trying to figure out whodunit until the final bow.

The Game's Afoot premiered in 2011 at Cleveland Play House in Cleveland, Ohio and won the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Play. Since then the play had regional premieres at professional theatres across the US and has been mounted by high schools, colleges, and community theatres.

Cast: 5 female, 3 male

What people say:

"An inspired whodunit … a snappy, clever drawing-room mystery. There are twists in playwright Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot that cause the audience to gasp." — The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The play evolves like a mystery thriller, as one tantalizing clue leads to another … In 1936, at the height of the Great Depression, people flocked to the theater for a few hours of escapism from hard times. Today, in our current recession, here is an antidote and the ideal holiday present – the gift of laughter." — Cleveland Jewish News

"Ludwig demonstrates the theatrical equivalent of perfect pitch, both in this new work and in his past efforts." — Cleveland Scene

"From the intriguing opening mini play within a play to the surprise last scene a split second before final curtain, The Game's Afoot gives you everything you love about great live theatre. Billed as a comedy thriller you will find yourself swept along for a wild and funny ride." — Cleveland Examiner

"The Game's Afoot will be performed by professional and community theaters across the country. Certainly this production is Broadway quality." — TalkinBroadway.com

About the Playwright:

Ken Ludwig is an internationally acclaimed American playwright whose work is performed throughout the world in more than thirty countries in over twenty languages. He has written twenty-five plays and musicals, with six Broadway productions and seven in London's West End. He has also won two Laurence Olivier Awards and the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America.

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