Death Trap

Saturday was a busy day for me. after a kerfuffle over missing my train, 3 hours on the rails, I arrived in London to visit my friend Diana. I had come to see a play with her, starring one of our favourite stars of TV's Glee, Jonathan Groff.

Death Trap is an amazing play. its incredibly clever, super funny and also really dark. In it a down-on-his-luck thriller play-write receives in the post the manuscript of the perfect play, called Death trap, written by an old student of his (played by Groff). He jokes with his wife about murdering him for it, and when Clifford, the student, is invited to the remote country house to discuss the play, we begin to suspect that he wasn't joking after all. From that point on anything said about the plot is a spoiler, but a for play, featuring 5 actors one set and 2 acts in 3 parts, about a play, featuring 5 actors one set and 2 acts in 3 parts, it is ingenious and captivating. Its genuinely terrifying, and as every part of the old house is covered in decorative weapons, every move every character makes is one towards a weapon, which turns your nerves into shreds by the time plot begins to twist and turn so often it puts roller coasters to shame.

the acting is great in it too, i would say the only let down is the ending which, after all the suspense and surprise plot points, is somewhat predictable and a bit silly.