Adapted by James Yaffe from the novel by Friedrich D\u00fcrrenmatt.<\/p>\n
Three retired lawyers in a remote village in the Swiss Alps amuse themselves by going through the legal ceremony of prosecuting strangers who drop in. One evening, a stranded American travelling salesman is their guest, having run his car into a snowdrift during a fierce blizzard. Although the men\u2019s \u2018deadly game\u2019 seems foolish to him, he agrees to participate to humour his hosts. Since he has never been guilty of a crime in his life, he is unable to suggest anything they can try him for. After some amiable social conversation, the retired prosecutor discovers a plausible case and accuses the salesman of having murdered his boss. At first, this appears to be a wild improvisation, but the playwright gradually makes something real out of phantoms\u2026 \u201c\u2026 genuinely engrossing \u2026 the tension builds with the slow, steady, intricate movement of a courtroom drama\u201d wrote Leah D. Frank of The New York Times. Be sure not to miss this cat and mouse thriller!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Adapted by James Yaffe from the novel by Friedrich D\u00fcrrenmatt. Three retired lawyers in a remote village in the Swiss Alps amuse themselves by going through the legal ceremony of prosecuting strangers who drop in. One evening, a stranded American travelling salesman is their guest, having run his car into a snowdrift during a fierce blizzard. Although the men\u2019s \u2018deadly \u2026 Continue reading