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A delightful twisty sendup with crackling dialogue and stunning wit by an absolute master of the craft. Highly recommended!

A grand gothic story with modern, compelling stagecraft. Playwright Lewis delves into a mystery through her characters, bringing in their backstory at key moments while keeping you guessing right up until the end. Nothing is wasted, everything matters, and the ending both delights and shocks. A fine piece.

Reading this play feels like discovering a lost form of art you didn’t know was still possible. The way E. M. Lewis uses non-linear time and a lack of scene transition creates a work that that has the pacing to match it’s label as a “thriller”. This play goes beyond simply a “who-dun-it” and takes a good long look at why it matters. The writing is dynamic, so much so that even reading it, the characters came alive before me. This play is a thought-provoking work that provides an entirely new way to approach mystery.

Yes, there is such a thing as a smart, entertaining thriller on the stage. EM Lewis proves it with this play. ON the night I saw the gorgeous and haunting production at Passage theatre, the audience was absolutely enthralled.

Can't say enough good things about this play. One of my favorite productions of the past several years. It's thrilling, thought-provoking, mysterious, witty and unexpectedly moving.