Deathtrap
by Ira Levin
Company: John Manford International Pty. Ltd and Redford, New York
Venue: His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, Australia
Performance dates: 30th October, 1986 - ?? December, 1986
Synopsis: Black comedy, mayhem and murder. Clifford Anderson has written a new thriller called Deathtrap, and sends it to Sydney Bruhl for comment. Sydney hasn't had a successful play for years and plans how he might plagiarise this new script. When Clifford turns up at the isolated New England home of the Bruhls events start to take a sinister turn.
Cast:
| Sydney Bruhl | - | LEWIS COLLINS |
| Myra Bruhl | - | Shaunna O’Grady |
| Clifford Anderson | - | Michael Loney |
| Helga ten Dorp | - | Sally Sander |
| Porter Milgrim | - | Zale Daniel |
Comment: Lewis grew a beard in order to look older for this part.
Reviews:
"Lewis Collins is a master of his craft" Leslie Anderson, Sunday Times
"Lewis Collins has created the right mixture" John Kirkby, Western Mail