Twist (stage play)
Twist is a comedy stage thriller by Miles Tredinnick. Originally written in 1990, it was first produced in 1995 at the Pentameters Theatre in London under the title Getting Away with Murder.[1] Twist has a cast of three men and three women.
 First Edition UK cover | |
| Author | Miles Tredinnick |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | stage play |
| Publisher | Matador Books |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 142p. |
| ISBN | 978-1-84876-013-4 |
| OCLC | 234304058 |
| 822.914 22 | |
| LC Class | PR6070.R354 T95 2008 |
The play is a parody of the traditional theatrical thriller, in which nobody is what they seem and nothing is what it should be. David Woods is an accountant who sees a way of making a fortune by writing a kiss-and-tell biography about his famous actress wife Sarah. He then realises that his book will do even better if she is murdered first.
A German version entitled Der Letzte Dreh, translated by Ursula Grutzmacher-Tabori, is available and, in 2008, Matador Books published a UK acting edition. Twist was also published as a Kindle Edition in 2011. The play had its US debut in Taunton, Massachusetts in 2010.[1]
Characters
- David Woods - an accountant.
- Sarah Seeton - David's wife.
- Mrs Beck - caretaker.
- Robert Woods - David's brother.
- Hannah Van Lee - A South African from Umzimvubu.
- Inspector Root - police officer.