Deathtrap (play)

Deathtrap
Deathtrap
	First Broadway program (1979)
Written by	Ira Levin
Characters	Sidney Bruhl; Myra Bruhl; Clifford Anderson; Helga ten Dorp; Porter Milgrim
Date premiered	February 26, 1978
Place premiered	Music Box Theatre; New York City
Original language	English
Genre	Comic Thriller
Setting	Westport, Connecticut

Deathtrap is a 1978 American play written by Ira Levin with many plot twists and which refers to itself as a play within a play. It is in two acts with one set and five characters. It holds the record for the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway, and was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Play.^[1]^[2] Deathtrap was well received by many and has been frequently revived. It was adapted into a film starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon in 1982.

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