Deathtrap
| Author: Ira Levin | |
| Premiered: 1987 | Work Type: Play |
| Description: Deathtrap is a 1978 play by Ira Levin, a comedy-thriller famous for its numerous plot twists, making it the longest-running American play of its genre on Broadway. The story centers on a struggling playwright, Sidney Bruhl, who plots with his wife to steal a brilliant new script from a former student, Clifford Anderson, leading to a deadly game of deception, betrayal, and murder. The play is known for its "play within a play" structure, where the fictional script Deathtrap mirrors the real-life events, and it was adapted into a 1982 film starring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve. | |
All shows for this title:
| Camino Real Playhouse | 3/1/2024 - 3/17/2024 |