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Full Description
Live theatre was once the main entertainment medium in the United States and the United Kingdom. The preeminent dramatists and actors of the day wrote and performed in numerous plays in which crime was a major plot element. This remains true today, especially with the longest-running shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Sweeney Todd.
While hundreds of books have been published about crime fiction in film and on television, the topic of stage mysteries has been largely unexplored. Covering productions from the 18th century to the 2013-2014 theatre season, this is the first history of crime plays according to subject matter. More than 20 categories are identified, including whodunits, comic mysteries, courtroom dramas, musicals, crook plays, social issues, Sherlock Holmes, and Agatha Christie. Nearly 900 plays are described, including the reactions of critics and audiences.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Early Days
2. Adaptations and Sensation
3. History and Mystery on Stage
4. Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street on Stage
5. Series Detectives and Rogues
6. Agatha Christie, Playwright
7. Crook Plays
8. The Theatre of the Mind
9. Trial and Error: Courtrooms on Stage
10. The Stage Side of the Triangle
11. The Spy Who Came Onto the Stage
12. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Theatre
13. Spoofing the Mystery
14. Social Studies I: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
15. Social Studies II: Criminal Justice
16. Whodunits
17. Just in Crime: The Musical
Chapter Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
