Sleuth Opens Friday 1st May @ Harbour- Don't Miss Out

CAN you figure out “whodunit”? That’s the challenge Fremantle’s award winning cast and director are giving audiences this May with its production of the intriguing murder-mystery Sleuth. Written by Anthony Shaffer, it won a 1971 Tony Award for best play and was adapted by playwright Harold Pinter for a 2007 film starring Michael Caine and Jude Law, directed by Kenneth Branagh. Award-winning director Dannielle Ashton taken on the challenge of mounting Harbour Theatre’s stage production, embracing all aspects of what’s been described as a “flawless thriller”. “Sleuth is one of the best plays of its genre and is extremely clever, tense and unashamedly literate,” she said. “It’s a psychological thriller about two men engaged in a battle of wits and imagination over the love of a woman. “There are plenty of twists and turns along the way, bound to keep everyone guessing until the very end.” Alan Kennedy – nominated for best actor at the 2007 and 2008 Finley Awards – has been cast as successful mystery writer Andrew Wyke, teamed with Alex Jones (best actor, 2008 Finley Awards) as cash-strapped travel agent Milo Tindle. “Andrew Wyke is one of those wonderful characters where the audience may live vicariously through him for a couple of hours while shuddering with delicious distaste at a morality perhaps less well-defined than their own,” Kennedy said. Director Ashton adds: “Directing two actors the calibre of Alex and Alan is a sheer pleasure. The deeply complex characters are a challenge, both physically and mentally, and one that both actors meet head-on with extraordinarily fine results.” Also featuring to the stage: James Alan Brown,Daniel Langlands and Johnathan Turban. Sleuth plays at 8pm on May 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 and 16 with a special Mother’s Day matinee at 2pm, May 3 (including Devonshire tea at interval). Tickets are $18, $16 concession and $13 for full-time students or children under 15. Book through BOCS on 9484 1133 (booking fees apply) or http://www.bocsticketing.com.au/events/sleuth.shtml Harbour Theatre is in the Princess May Building on the corner of Cantonment and Parry Streets, Fremantle (next to Clancy’s Fish Pub).