Sleuth (play)

Sleuth
First edition 1970
Written byAnthony Shaffer
Characters
  • Milo Tindle
  • Andrew Wyke
  • Inspector Doppler
  • Detective Sergeant Tarrant
  • Police Constable Higgs
Date premieredNovember 12, 1970 (1970-11-12)
Place premieredMusic Box Theatre, New York City
Original languageEnglish
GenreMystery, thriller
SettingA manor house in Wiltshire, England, on a summer evening

Sleuth is a 1970 play written by Anthony Shaffer. The Broadway production received the Tony Award for Best Play, and Anthony Quayle and Keith Baxter received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. The play was adapted for feature films in 1972, 2007 and 2014.