‘The Game’s Afoot’ a funny thriller

TORRINGTON — The Warner Stage Company will present the murderously funny thriller – “The Game’s Afoot (Or Holmes For The Holidays)” in the Warner’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, with performances on weekends, Dec. 9-10 and Dec. 15-17.

The danger and hilarity are nonstop in this glittering whodunit set in William Gillette’s Connecticut castle which won the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Play.

It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry.

But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house or tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it is up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears.

The Warner Stage Company production of Ken Ludwig’s show is directed by Joe Guttadauro and features Lydia Babbitt, Daniel Dressel, Ashley McLeod, Lana Peck, Cathy Quirk, Randy Ronco, Thursday Savage and Mike Zizka. Performances are December 9, 15 and 16 at 8 pm, and December 10 and 17 at 2 pm. To purchase tickets, call the Warner Box Office at 860-489-7180 or visit warnertheatre.org.

The Nancy Marine Studio Theatre Series is sponsored by Northwest Community Bank.

Contributed photos / Mandi Martini/Torrington Historical Society The Warner Stage Company presents The Games Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) with performances starting Saturday, Dec. 9 and continuing weekends through Dec. 17.