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2024 : THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND

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Tom Stoppard’s spoof about two theatre critics watching a ludicrous setup of a country house murder mystery, in the style of a whodunit. By chance, they become involved in the action causing a series of events that parallel the play they are watching. It’s a parody of the stereotypical murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. The critics watching the play, reveal their personal desires and obsessions interwoven into their bombastic and pompous reviews. Stoppard's play is an example of absurdism as well as farce, parody, and satire. Critics have often praised it as a witty depiction of the reviewer's craft.