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This was the first time after 2 dozen years that we were disappointed with Drury Lane productions. The first act was slow and just no laughs by any audience member. The second act picked up enough to be mediocrely enjoyable. The acting, however, was really good. Don't go. It is a waist of your time and money.
The play was incredible. All of the actors brings energy out and bring it alive. Perfect combination of mystery and humor. I haven't seen such a great show in long time. All of the characters were chosen to best fit that perticular character. Amazing play!
This was a funny murder mystery that we really enjoyed. The staging was the most elaborate I've ever seen. Great production.
This was a delightful romp. A wonderful funny who did it with great acting and a fabulous set. So entertaining and so funny. When we left we wondered why we didn't get to go to theatre like this more often!!!!
My husband and I both enjoyed this play. We did think the start was a little slow, but things really picked up after Intermission. Nice way to spend an afternoon!!
The actors were terrific and the story is interesting. The play whizzed by. Food at the Drury was quite good as well.
Wonderful intrigue and delightful humor that gave us laugh after laugh!
Very good evening. Show was very entertaining. Meal was delicious.
Excellent performance. Deductively clever! Completely hilarious.
My husband and I totally loved it.what a nice afternoon. Such a funny play. All of the actors were excellent. I can't say enough good things about it. I especially thought Madge was so good.I know she has a bright future. Thank you
Generally Drury Lane has very good productions....not this time! The play certainly has potential, but this attempt was weak. It actually dragged in some spots.....seriously!! I wouldn't bother with this one!
The cast were incredible. Particularly impressed with Mama and the theater critic. I don't want to give too much away but the actress who played the theater critic was unbelievable! What a physical comedian!
Great entertainment value, well done, enjoyed the performance immencely.
The acting was top notch. Timing for entrances, drama, jokes and fright were all perfect. Loved the interaction between the two main male roles during the "hiding the body" scene! My wife and I had a riot, and she jumped out of her seat twice.
This was a veru funny and emtertaining. Found the cast in general did a outstanding job.
Had a wonderful laugh! The set was beautiful, the actors where fantastic and it was just so nice to watch a good old fashioned play. Thank you to all who participated!
Want to laugh? Want to leave the theater with a smile on your face? The Game's Afoot is just what you're looking for. Great acting. Witty dialogue. Terrific casting. I'd go again.
The actors at Drury Lane do a superb job. Although I usually prefer to go to the musicals I really enjoyed this production. I'll compare the story to the game "Clue" on stage. The back drop and set decorations where perfect. The comedic timing of the actors just fabulous especially the ladies who play the "mother" and "reporter" rolls. It was a very enjoyable night and I highly recommend it.
totally enjoyable - great performances by all - beyond what I expected
This play about now somewhat unknown William Gillette was an unexpected treat...a comic, literate murder mystery with bits of Sherlock Holmes and Shakespeare tossed about like so much flotsam and jetsam. In Act I, Gillette is in his mansion on the Connecticut river--filled with Gillette’s patented inventions: remote control, speaker phone, tape recording in the rooms (this is 1939 but Pres. Nixon may have appreciated Gillette’s contributions.). He strides the stage, arm in a sling, and exaggeratingly quotes from who else but supposedly humb-backed Richard III. Gillette hosts a Christmas eve party for his fellow actors. His friend Clark Gable wasn’t there---only those actors from Gillette’s recent Sherlockian staging. There, someone in the audience had shot and wounded him. The guests are convinced that Gillette is filled with delusions that he is either as capable as Sherlock Holmes or is Sherlock Holmes. And, like Gillette, they’re also attuned to the view Shakespearean. They are each of them inveterate Bardolators who simmers throughout this play. At the outset, the actor/guests search through Gillette’s library and find “the game’s afoot” quote in Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1. What game is afoot? a rocking, roisterous murder... that predictably occurs in the nighttime (and yes, there is a dog in the house). In Act II, a remarkable Inspector, a woman of a certain age (the actress who plays it chews up the scenery) arrives to investigate the murder of a spiteful (and blowsy blonde) theater critic. The Inspector is a marvel who competes with Gillette as detective and with her own display of who spakes Shakespeare with more brio. Gillette was a classical actor. Shakespearean quotes were natural to him and to the actors (and Inspector) at the mansion...a rueful contrast to the veritable dreck crossing our screen these days. You can read more about William Gillette in Henry Zecher’s 2011 book, William Gillette: America’s Sherlock Holmes. Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere.
