Whodunnit (play)

Whodunnit (play)

Whodunnit? is the title of a play written by Anthony Shaffer in 1977, originally called "The Case Of The Oily Levantine".

Plot summary

Whodunnit? is a comedy / mystery and almost a play within a play as the first act follows the traditional conventions of a country house mystery with an assortment of suspects, but in the second act no-one is truly what they seem.


=Cast of Characters [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4201] =

*Dame Edith Runcible, "an eccentric archaeologist"
*Lady Tremurrain, "a dotty aristocrat"
*Archibald Perkins, "the butler"
*Silas Bazeby, "a respectable family lawyer"
*Rear-Admiral Knatchbull Folliatt, "an old sea dog"
*Roger Dashwell, "a black sheep"
*Inspector Bowden, "an unconventioal yard detective"
*Andreas Capodistriou, "an oily levantine"
*Sergeant, "a stolid copper"
*Lavinia Hargreaves, "a sweet young thing"


=Broadway Production [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4201] =

The Broadway production of "Whodunnit?" began previews at the Biltmore Theatre on December 14, 1982. After 19 previews, it opened on December 30, 1982. It closed on May 15, 1983 after 157 performances.

The production credits for opening night were as follows:
*Director: Michael Kahn
*Costume Designer: Patricia Zipprodt
*Scenic Designer: Andrew Jackness
*Lighting Designer: Martin Acronstein
*Sound Designer: Richard Fitzgerald
*Hair/Make-Up Designer: Patrik D. Moreton
*Producers: Douglas Urbanski, Robert A. Buckley and E. Gregg Wallace, Jr.

The Opening Night Cast was as follows:
*Dame Edith Runcible - "Hermione Baddeley"
*Lady Tremurrain - "Barbara Baxley"
*Archibald Perkins - "Gordon Chater"
*Silas Bazeby - "Jerome Dempsey"
*Rear-Admiral Knatchbull Folliatt - "Ronald Drake"
*Roger Dashwell - "John Glover"
*Inspector Bowden - "Fred Gwynne"
*Andreas Capodistriou - "George Hearn"
*Sergeant - "Jeffrey Alan Chandler"
*Lavinia Hargreaves - "Lauren Thompson"


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