Simon Russell Beale and Jonathan Groff from hit US show Glee star in Matthew Warchus's new production of Ira Levin's celebrated 1978 comedy thriller, Deathtrap. The play took Broadway and the West End by storm in the 1980s and became a successful film featuring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve.
Once a best-selling novelist and playwright, accomplished writer Sidney Bruhl is struggling following a series of box office flops. He decides to befriend Clifford Anderson, a gifted young writer who has penned a new stage thriller which turns out to be superior to anything Bruhl has done.
When Anderson turns up at Bruhl's Connecticut home with the manuscript, Bruhl hatches an ingenious and twisted ploy to ensure that his next work will be a runaway success....
Running Time
2 hours 15 minutes
Address
Noël Coward Theatre
St Martin's Lane
London
WC2N 4AH
Travel
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square
Nearest Rail: Charing Cross
Bus Routes: 24, 29, 176
Access
There is a wheelchair ramp on the side exit door off St Martin's Court. Transfer seating is available to any aisle seat in the Royal Circle. Call 0870 906 3838 for more information.
Infrared headsets for the hearing impaired are available from the foyer. A deposit is required.
Dogs are not generally allowed inside the auditorium. A maximum of two dogs can be looked after by the theatre staff during performance times.
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