A good friend who has already introduced me to wonderful writers (including Martin Amis), was recently talking to me about how much she enjoyed the work of Ira Levin. The next time I saw her, she had the novels The Boys from Brazil and Rosemary's Baby ready to loan me; along with the play Deathtrap.
Deathtrap is a darkly humorous play about a one-note playwright, an up-and-coming wanna-be protege, the playwright's wealthy wife, and a ridiculous psychic next door, Approached by a young writer with an amazing script, the washed up playwright jokes to his wife about the idea of murdering the young man and stealing his script to revive his career. From there, the plot twists and turns in hilarious and bloody ways that keeps guess about what the hell is really going on. Anyone who has ever written with the hopes of doing so professionally, along with anyone involved in theater, or anyone who can read English, would adore this play.
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