Twist (stage play)
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Twist is a 1995 comedy stage thriller by Miles Tredinnick
. It was first produced at the Pentameters Theatre
in London under the title Getting Away with Murder. Twist has a cast of three men and three women.
The play is a parody
of the traditional theatrical thriller, in which nobody is what they seem and nothing is what it should be. David Woods is an accountant
who sees a way of making a fortune by writing a kiss-and-tell biography
about his famous actress wife
Sarah. He then realises that his book will do even better if she is murdered first.
A German version entitled Der Letzte Dreh, translated by Ursula Grutzmacher-Tabori, is available and, in 2008, Matador Books published a UK acting edition. Twist was also published as a Kindle Edition in 2011. The play had its US debut in Taunton, Massachusetts in 2010
Miles Tredinnick
Miles Tredinnick, also known as Riff Regan, is a rock musician, songwriter and a stage and screen writer. In the 1970s, he was the lead singer with the British rock band London. Afterwards he went on to write comedy plays for the stage...
. It was first produced at the Pentameters Theatre
Pentameters Theatre
The Pentameters Theatre was founded in 1968 and is still run by artistic director Leonie Scott-Matthews, a well known Hampstead resident. It is a 60-seat venue and is a fringe theatre in the London Borough of Camden, located above the Three Horseshoes public house in Hampstead...
in London under the title Getting Away with Murder. Twist has a cast of three men and three women.
The play is a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of the traditional theatrical thriller, in which nobody is what they seem and nothing is what it should be. David Woods is an accountant
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
who sees a way of making a fortune by writing a kiss-and-tell biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
about his famous actress wife
Wife
A wife is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.-Origin and etymology:...
Sarah. He then realises that his book will do even better if she is murdered first.
A German version entitled Der Letzte Dreh, translated by Ursula Grutzmacher-Tabori, is available and, in 2008, Matador Books published a UK acting edition. Twist was also published as a Kindle Edition in 2011. The play had its US debut in Taunton, Massachusetts in 2010
Characters
- David Woods - an accountant.
- Sarah Seeton - David's wife.
- Mrs Beck - caretaker.
- Robert Woods - David's brother.
- Hannah Van Lee - A South African from Umzimvubu.
- Inspector Root - police officer.
External links
- Twist site
- Twist (2008 Matador Books) ISBN 978-1848760-134