Two Small Bodies (play)
Two Small Bodies is an American 1977 two-character thriller play by Neal Bell.[1][2][3]
| Two Small Bodies | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Neal Bell |
| Characters | Eileen Maloney Lt. Brann |
| Date premiered | 1977[1] |
| Place premiered | Playwrights Horizons[1] |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Setting | In and around the apartment of Eileen Maloney |
Plot
A strip club hostess' two children are missing and she is questioned by a police lieutenant for days when he suspects she murdered them.
Film
The play was adapted into the 1993 film Two Small Bodies by director Beth B and starring Fred Ward and Suzy Amis.[4][5]
Background
The play was inspired by the Alice Crimmins 1960s murder trial.[6][7]
References
- Klamkin, Allison (February 28, 2010). "Neal Bell's Two Small Bodies and Now You See Me Get NC Presentations". Playbill.
- Spinrad, Diana (April 28, 1988). "Two Small Bodies". Chicago Reader.
- Christon, Lawrence (August 22, 1982). "DOING RIGHT BY 'BODIES'". Los Angeles Times. The Matrix Theatre Company.
- Thomas, Kevin (May 27, 1994). "Movie Review : Beth B.'s 'Small Bodies' a Captivating, Complex Work". Los Angeles Times.
- James, Caryn (April 15, 1994). "Two Small Bodies (1994) Review/Film; Did She or Didn't She? Commit Murder, That Is". The New York Times.
- "Edmond Michael "Eddie" Crimmins, Jr". Find a Grave.
- "Alice Marie Crimmins". Find a Grave.
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