Synopsis

The Deadly Game

The Deadly Game $13

James Yaffe From Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Published by Dramatists Play Service

6 Male 2 Female

"Three retired men of law on a remote mountain in Switzerland amuse themselves by going through the legal ceremony of prosecuting strangers who drop in

An American traveling salesman is their guest on a snowy evening. Although their 'deadly game' seems foolish to him, he agrees to it to humor his hosts

Since he has never been guilty of a crime in his life, he is unable to propose anything they can try him for. After a little amiable social conversation, the retired prosecutor discovers a plausible case

He accuses the traveling salesman of having murdered his boss. At first, this appears to be a wild improvisation. But Mr Yaffe, using Mr Dürrenmatt's novel as source-book, gradually makes something real out of phantoms. By ingenious questioning, he proves his case out of the witness' own mouth" ~ NY Times

" a tidy, literate piece of dramatic make-believe" ~ Chapman, NY News

" provides a steadily engrossing evening in the theatre" ~ NY Post

" an adult delight" ~ NY World-Telegram & Sun

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