Kaitlyn Droba, contributor

I recently had the pleasure of watching “Sleuth” at the Guthrie Theater. The play was beautifully done and kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time. “Sleuth” is a mind-bending thriller that has multiple twists and turns. The two protagonists are playing a long game of cat and mouse where they keep playing tricks in an attempt to humiliate the other. However, this quickly gets out of hand and turns into getting revenge on the other. One of our protagonists, Andrew Wyke, is an English mystery novelist in his fifties. He is characterized by his bluntness and pleasure in fun and games. He is married to a woman named Marguerite, whom he describes as an “expensive woman.” Marguerite is having a known affair with our other protagonist, Milo Tindle. Milo is a man in his 30s who wishes to marry Andrew’s wife. 

The show opens with Andrew waiting for Milo to come to his house for a drink. The two men have a friendly, surface-level discussion when Andrew reveals that he invited Milo over to discuss his intent of marrying Marguerite. Andrew tells Milo that he supports his plan to marry Marguerite but that Milo does not make enough money to support her lavish lifestyle. So, Andrew proposes a plan in which Milo steals Marguerite’s jewels that are locked in the safe in Andrew’s home so that he can sell them in order to support Marguerite’s expensive taste. Milo is hesitant at first and requires some convincing but agrees, and so the two work together to make the home into a crime scene in order to make it seem as if the home were broken into and the jewels were truly stolen. Andrew, as the eccentric man he is, dresses up Milo in a costume as a disguise despite being in on the robbery in an attempt to make him feel foolish.

I will not spoil the show anymore, as I hope you will see it before it closes. The production was absolutely wonderful. The stage was gorgeous, and every piece of it was purposeful to the progression of the story. Unfortunately, the sound effects were not too convincing, but I do not believe that took away from the show. I honestly cannot recommend this show enough. The actors were magnificent, and they kept the audience wondering if they were friends or foes. I believe that Andrew saw Milo as a friend and someone who understood him and his playful nature, but Milo saw Andrew as a threat to him and his relationship with Marguerite. This story could be seen as intense or unsettling to some audiences, but it truly was an amazing show that is definitely worth seeing.

I recently had the pleasure of watching Sleuth at the Guthrie Theater. The play was beautifully done and kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time. Sleuth is a mind-bending thriller that has multiple twists and turns. The two protagonists are playing a long game of cat and mouse where they keep playing tricks in an attempt to humiliate the other. However, this quickly gets out of hand and turns into getting revenge on the other. One of our protagonists, Andrew Wyke, is an English mystery novelist in his fifties. He is characterized by his bluntness and pleasure in fun and games. He is married to a woman named Marguerite, whom he describes as an “expensive woman.” Marguerite is having a known affair with our other protagonist, Milo Tindle. Milo is a man in his thirties who wishes to marry Andrew’s wife. 

The show opens with Andrew waiting for Milo to come to his house for a drink. The two men have a friendly, surface-level discussion when Andrew reveals that he invited Milo over to discuss his intent of marrying Marguerite. Andrew tells Milo that he supports his plan to marry Marguerite but that Milo does not make enough money to support her lavish lifestyle. So, Andrew proposes a plan in which Milo steals Marguerite’s jewels that are locked in the safe in Andrew’s home so that he can sell them in order to support Marguerite’s expensive taste. Milo is hesitant at first and requires some convincing but agrees, and so the two work together to make the home into a crime scene in order to make it seem as if the home were broken into and the jewels were truly stolen. Andrew, as the eccentric man he is, dresses up Milo in a costume as a disguise despite being in on the robbery in an attempt to make him feel foolish.

I will not spoil the show anymore, as I hope you will see it before it closes. The production was absolutely wonderful. The stage was gorgeous, and every piece of it was purposeful to the progression of the story. Unfortunately, the sound effects were not too convincing, but I do not believe that took away from the show. I honestly cannot recommend this show enough. The actors were magnificent, and they kept the audience wondering if they were friends or foes. I believe that Andrew saw Milo as a friend and someone who understood him and his playful nature, but Milo saw Andrew as a threat to him and his relationship with Marguerite. This story could be seen as intense or unsettling to some audiences, but it truly was an amazing show that is definitely worth seeing.