The Real Inspector Hound

The Real Inspector Hound is a short play by Tom Stoppard. The story line follows two theatre critics that are watching a ridiculous set-up of a country house murder mystery, in the style of a "whodunit". By accident, they become involved in the action causing a series of events that parallel the play they are watching.

Related Topics:
Tom Stoppard - Murder mystery - Whodunit

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The play was written between 1961 and 1962, initially named The Stand-ins and later, The Critics. It is a parody of the stereotypical ?whodunit? thriller as well as of the critics watching the play, with their personal desires and obsessions interwoven into their bombastic and pompous review.

Related Topics:
1961 - 1962 - Parody - Critic

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The Real Inspector Hound, much like Stoppard?s earlier play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, examines the ideas of fate and free will as well as exploring the themes of the ?play-within-a-play?.

Related Topics:
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Fate

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