About the Show

A comedy based on Dorothy L. Sayers‘ best-selling detective novels.

Lydia thought escaping the West End and eloping to Venice with a romantic novelist would be exciting ... however, Godfrey's divorce is taking forever and he prefers to write rather than spend time with her.

Meanwhile, a new female playwright is taking the West End by storm! Lydia seeks to bag herself a role in one of these acclaimed plays, but the mysterious playwright is Godfrey’s wife ...

The Jermyn Street Theatre's Artistic Director, Tom Littler, directs.

Critic Reviews (2)

"An unchallenging summer play with laughs that are just too gentle, neither quite humorous nor surprising enough.''
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"The plot twists are clearly signposted, and the writing can be repetitive...At its strongest, Sayers’ comedy is a vigorous celebration of working women who opt for 'the shoddy glamour of the footlights' over domesticity."
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