The Guthrie's new offering playing on their proscenium stage is the 1971 Tony-winning play
Sleuth, which I've never seen or even heard of (it's never been revived on Broadway). Written by English playwright Anthony Shaffer (twin brother of two-time Tony winning playwright Peter, for
Amadeus and
Equus), it's an unclassifiable thrill ride of a play. Part mystery, part psychological thriller, part relationship drama, and full of inspected twists, I could not figure out what this show was or where it was going. At the end of Act I, I thought, what now? When Act II began I thought, wait, what's happening? And the twists and turns just kept coming, with tons of theater tricks that I won't spoil here. I can't tell you too much about this play without spoiling the delightful surprises, but I can tell you it's gorgeously designed, fabulously acted, and fully engrossing from start to finish.
See it now through May 10.
