Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound, directed at Shakespeare & Company by Jonathan Croy, began preview performances yesterday in the Bernstein Theatre. In the hilarious whodunit, Stoppard displays surgeon-like theatrical deftness in a dead-on parody of both the parlor mystery genre and the conventions of theatre critics—not to mention the frustrated aspirations of “second stringers” everywhere. If Shakespeare holds the mirror up to nature, Stoppard’s work alternately blurs and illuminates that image, throwing new light on the way we see ourselves as well as the way others see us.
The Real Inspector Hound features Wolfe Coleman, Dana Harrison, David Joseph, Alexandra Lincoln, Josh Aaron McCabe, Meg O’Connor, Scott Renzoni, and Enrico Spada. Set design by Patrick Brennan, Costumes by Govane Lohbauer and Lighting by Steve Ball. Buy tickets now »
