SLEUTH, a play by Anthony Shaffer, is a slick, clever piece of work.
Simon MacCorkindale (Casualty) plays crime writer Andrew Wyke who tricks young Milo Tindle, played by Michael Praed (Robin of Sherwood/Dynasty) into breaking into his lovely big house in rural Wiltshire and stealing some very valuable jewellery, which he will then sell in Europe and leave Andrew to face the insurers.
Events are spiced up by Milo being the current lover of Andrew's estranged wife.
Both actors were excellent.
Both actors were excellent; MacCorkindale confident and in control, Praed a bit cocky in his slick Italian suit, but with a lot to learn, it would seem, from his more senior partner in crime.
Director Joe Harmston keeps the tempo high.
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Director Joe Harmston keeps the tempo high and there is tension throughout and the ingenious way the psychological advantage, like a game of tennis, changes hands is true perfection.
There are sinister laughing clowns, gunshots, but murder? There is supposedly a corpse in the garden, blood stains on the walls, but surely not murder?
It is not without its humorous and darkly comic
moments.
MacCorkindale and Praed resemble a finely tuned Steinway Grand, played to perfection. I doubt it gets any better than this.
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