The famous Broadway suspense playwright Sidney is no longer in his prime. Out of inspiration, he is greedily eyeing the new play ‘Deathtrap’ created by his student Clifford, and is eagerly looking forward to putting his own name on this play to regain his former glory on Broadway. To achieve his goal, he decides to take a risky move, luring Clifford to his home and planning to kill him. His wife, Myra, witnesses everything and is extremely terrified. But the development of things is completely unexpected. The unexpected visit of a mysterious neighbor disrupts the situation. The originally planned ‘deathtrap’ seems not to have succeeded. The story continues. There seems to be a bigger conspiracy outside the ‘trap’. Who will step into the real ‘deathtrap’?
【Highlights of the play】 It is the most praised dramatic work of American famous novelist and playwright Ira Levin. Ira Levin has won many honors including three Edgar Allan Poe Awards and the MWA Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America with his unique creative style and profound connotations of his works. Since this classic work was first staged, it has won extensive praise with its wonderful plot and profound theme, and has been adapted into different versions many times. It remains popular and has become a classic in the history of drama. The whole play successfully constructs a thrilling murder case and a series of unexpected developments through extremely delicate script design with only one scene and five characters. This highly compact narrative structure allows the audience to maintain a high degree of concentration and tension from beginning to end, and their heartbeats accelerate with each turn of the plot. The complex relationships and intricate conspiracies among the characters in the play not only allow people to enjoy a visual feast but also enable them to deeply think about the complexity and multi-faceted nature of human nature. It is not only a dramatic work with suspense and thriller as its selling points, but also more deeply discusses themes such as greed, desire, betrayal and redemption in human nature. The various choices and behaviors shown by the characters in the play when facing the test of life and death not only make people have a deeper understanding of human nature, but also trigger the audience’s in-depth thinking on social issues such as morality and ethics. This profound and philosophical theme makes ‘Deathtrap’ have high ideological value and educational significance while entertaining the audience. Opening time: Saturday, December 14. Performance start time: 14:30. The specific performance duration is subject to the site.Broadway Thriller and Comedy ‘Deathtrap’ in Shanghai
The famous Broadway suspense playwright Sidney is no longer in his prime. Out of inspiration, he is greedily eyeing the […]
