Blood on the stage, 1950-1975 : milestone plays of crime, mystery, and detection : an annotated repertoire

In __Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection: An Annotated Repertoire__, author Amnon Kabatchnik continues the focus of his previous volumes (1900-1925 and 1925-1950) and provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection of this period. Addressing the development of this genre in the legitimate theatre, Kabatchnik discusses more than 120 full-length plays produced between 1950 and 1975.Arranged in chronological order, the productions cited are all works of enduring importance, pioneering contributions, singular innovations, and outstanding success. Many of the most notable playwrights of the era are represented, including Horton Foote, Bertolt Brecht, Arthur Miller, Frederick Knott, Joe Orton, Anthony Shaffer, Peter Shaffer, and Agatha Christie. Each of the plays featured revolves around murder, theft, chicanery, kidnapping, political intrigue, or espionage. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, production data, and the opinions of well known and respected critics and scholars.The plays in this era include psychological thrillers and baffling whodunits, among them such memorable works as __Anastasia__, __Dial 'M' for Murder__, __The Mousetrap__, __The Crucible__, __Witness for the Prosecution__, __The Desperate Hours__, __Sleuth__, and __Equus__ Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Guys and Dolls (1950)......Page 22 Anastasia (1951)......Page 33 Darkness at Noon (1951)......Page 41 Billy Budd (1951)......Page 46 A Pin to See the Peepshow (1951)......Page 50 Stalag 17 (1951)......Page 55 The Hollow (1951)......Page 58 Remains to Be Seen (1951)......Page 62 The Number (1951)......Page 67 Requiem for a Nun (1951)......Page 70 The Chase (1952)......Page 76 Dial “M” for Murder (1952)......Page 82 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime (1952)......Page 86 Hanging Judge (1952)......Page 95 Gently Does It (1952)......Page 102 The Mousetrap (1952)......Page 106 The Crucible (1953)......Page 112 My 3 Angels (1953)......Page 124 Sherlock Holmes (1953)......Page 129 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1953)......Page 142 Witness for the Prosecution (1953)......Page 146 Someone Waiting (1953)......Page 151 Dead Pigeon (1953)......Page 157 The Quare Fellow (1954)......Page 160 The Prisoner (1954)......Page 165 Meet a Body (1954)......Page 168 Murder Story (1954)......Page 171 Bad Seed (1954)......Page 176 Spider’s Web (1954)......Page 182 Inherit the Wind (1955)......Page 184 The Desperate Hours (1955)......Page 190 The Whole Truth (1955)......Page 194 The Chalk Garden (1955)......Page 202 A Hatful of Rain (1955)......Page 207 The Visit (1956)......Page 210 Time Limit! (1956)......Page 219 The Ponder Heart (1956)......Page 224 Towards Zero (1956)......Page 228 Speaking of Murder (1956)......Page 230 The Hidden River (1957)......Page 233 The Potting Shed (1957)......Page 236 West Side Story (1957)......Page 241 Monique (1957)......Page 249 Compulsion (1957)......Page 254 Murder Is My Business (1958)......Page 259 Jane Eyre (1958)......Page 266 Verdict (1958)......Page 276 The Unexpected Guest (1958)......Page 279 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1958)......Page 282 The Hostage (1958)......Page 293 Cue for Passion (1958)......Page 296 The Gazebo (1958)......Page 300 Rashomon (1959)......Page 303 Redhead (1959)......Page 310 Frankenstein: The Gift of Fire (1959)......Page 317 The Aspern Papers (1959)......Page 331 The Gang’s All Here (1959)......Page 336 Golden Fleecing (1959)......Page 338 A Clean Kill (1959)......Page 341 The Blacks (1959)......Page 347 The Andersonville Trial (1959)......Page 355 The Deadly Game (1960)......Page 359 Go Back for Murder (1960)......Page 365 The Best Man (1960)......Page 367 Oliver! (1960)......Page 372 Settled out of Court (1960)......Page 381 Advise and Consent (1960)......Page 389 The Devil’s Advocate (1961)......Page 393 A Shot in the Dark (1961)......Page 396 Write Me a Murder (1961)......Page 400 Daughter of Silence (1961)......Page 403 The Spiral Staircase (1962)......Page 406 Sequel to a Verdict (1962)......Page 415 Prescription: Murder (1962)......Page 418 The Physicists (1962)......Page 425 Calculated Risk (1962)......Page 429 Rule of Three (1962)......Page 431 A Case of Libel (1963)......Page 435 The Murder of Maria Marten, or The Red Barn (1963)......Page 438 Hostile Witness (1964)......Page 445 Blues for Mr. Charlie (1964)......Page 448 In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer (1964)......Page 456 Home Is the Hunter (1964)......Page 464 East Lynne, or Lady Isabel’s Shame (1965)......Page 466 Baker Street (1965)......Page 473 Catch Me If You Can (1965)......Page 481 Frankenstein (1965)......Page 485 The Playroom (1965)......Page 493 Wait until Dark (1966)......Page 495 It’s a Bird . . . It’s a Plane . . . It’s Superman (1966)......Page 498 We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1966)......Page 505 Loot (1966)......Page 509 Don’t Drink the Water (1966)......Page 519 Seven Days in May (1966)......Page 526 A Case for Mason (1967)......Page 528 Fortune and Men’s Eyes (1967)......Page 534 The Man in the Glass Booth (1967)......Page 540 The Real Inspector Hound (1968)......Page 545 Conduct Unbecoming (1969)......Page 554 Dracula, Baby (1970)......Page 558 Sleuth (1970)......Page 564 Child’s Play (1970)......Page 571 The White House Murder Case (1970)......Page 574 Inquest (1970)......Page 581 Count Dracula (1971)......Page 587 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1971)......Page 589 Suddenly at Home (1971)......Page 593 Something’s Afoot (1972)......Page 597 Night Watch (1972)......Page 600 Fiddlers Three (1972)......Page 604 Lady Audley’s Secret (1972)......Page 605 Dracula (1973)......Page 613 Equus (1973)......Page 615 Short Eyes (1974)......Page 621 Sherlock’s Last Case (1974)......Page 627 Frankenstein (1974)......Page 632 The Picture of Dorian Gray (1975)......Page 636 Murderer (1975)......Page 646 Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of the Sign of the Four (1975)......Page 650 Murder among Friends (1975)......Page 657 The Return of A. J. Raffles (1975)......Page 659 Appendix A......Page 663 Appendix B......Page 669 Appendix C......Page 677 Appendix D......Page 679 Index......Page 681 About the Author......Page 704 Annotation In Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection: An Annotated Repertoire, author Amnon Kabatchnik continues the focus of his previous volumes (1900-1925 and 1925-1950) and provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection of this period. Addressing the development of this genre in the legitimate theatre, Kabatchnik discusses more than 120 full-length plays produced between 1950 and 1975. Arranged in chronological order, the productions cited are all works of enduring importance, pioneering contributions, singular innovations, and outstanding success. Many of the most notable playwrights of the era are represented, including Horton Foote, Bertolt Brecht, Arthur Miller, Frederick Knott, Joe Orton, Anthony Shaffer, Peter Shaffer, and Agatha Christie. Each of the plays featured revolves around murder, theft, chicanery, kidnapping, political intrigue, or espionage. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, production data, and the opinions of well known and respected critics and scholars. The plays in this era include psychological thrillers and baffling whodunits, among them such memorable works as Anastasia, Dial 'M' for Murder, The Mousetrap, The Crucible, Witness for the Prosecution, The Desperate Hours, Sleuth, and Equus

In Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection: An Annotated Repertoire, author Amnon Kabatchnik continues the focus of his previous volumes (1900-1925 and 1925-1950) and provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection of this period. Addressing the development of this genre in the legitimate theatre, Kabatchnik discusses more than 120 full-length plays produced between 1950 and 1975. Arranged in chronological order, the productions cited are all works of enduring importance, pioneering contributions, singular innovations, and outstanding success. Many of the most notable playwrights of the era are represented, including Horton Foote, Bertolt Brecht, Arthur Miller, Frederick Knott, Joe Orton, Anthony Shaffer, Peter Shaffer, and Agatha Christie. Each of the plays featured revolves around murder, theft, chicanery, kidnapping, political intrigue, or espionage. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, production data, and the opinions of well known and respected critics and scholars. The plays in this era include psychological thrillers and baffling whodunits, among them such memorable works as Anastasia, Dial 'M' for Murder, The Mousetrap, The Crucible, Witness for the Prosecution, The Desperate Hours, Sleuth, and Equus.

In Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and An Annotated Repertoire , author Amnon Kabatchnik continues the focus of his previous volumes (1900-1925 and 1925-1950) and provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection of this period. Addressing the development of this genre in the legitimate theatre, Kabatchnik discusses more than 120 full-length plays produced between 1950 and 1975. Arranged in chronological order, the productions cited are all works of enduring importance, pioneering contributions, singular innovations, and outstanding success. Many of the most notable playwrights of the era are represented, including Horton Foote, Bertolt Brecht, Arthur Miller, Frederick Knott, Joe Orton, Anthony Shaffer, Peter Shaffer, and Agatha Christie. Each of the plays featured revolves around murder, theft, chicanery, kidnapping, political intrigue, or espionage. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, production data, and the opinions of well known and respected critics and scholars. The plays in this era include psychological thrillers and baffling whodunits, among them such memorable works as Anastasia , Dial 'M' for Murder , The Mousetrap , The Crucible , Witness for the Prosecution , The Desperate Hours , Sleuth , and Equus . Discussing more than 120 full-length plays, this volume provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection produced between 1950 and 1975.