Catch out of it what you can. Booth, Alison, Hunter, J P., and Mays, Kelly J, eds. The other critic, Birdboot, seems to have an interest in the young actress playing Felicity Cunningham. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard. It is a direct parody of Agatha Christies "closed" settings in which no one can enter or leave, so the characters know that the murderer must be one of them. Charity Jones* Cynthia Muldoon. And nothing if you can't catch anything. Character: CAST: Played by: Kathryn says the GCT has "the best cast I've worked with since I hit my head and got amnesia." Lockdown expanded to a much larger number of actors, with no impact to the quality of the Zoom call. She is the only character who does not make a death threat at Muldoon Manor. Rogue Theatre delivers a rich romp through Stoppards Hound GradeSaver, 29 May 2015 Web. She is seemingly sweet and charming, but when Simon flirts with Cynthia, she lobs death threats at him. Higgs turns out to be the dead man on the floor of Muldoon Manor. Sophisticated and beautiful. Colorado Mountain Colleges Sopris Theatre Company is taking on Tom Stoppards The Real Inspector Hound. Its the kind of show that really captures the audience in more ways than one. He takes an instant dislike to Magnus, as they are both in love with Cynthia. Sandra Struthers* Felicity Cunningham. Intellectually stimulating and civilized to just short of a fault, [] The results are hilarious enough, but the froth leaves an oddly provocative aftertaste. A renowned theater critic and rumored womanizer, Birdboot catapults young actresses to stardom by delivering dazzling reviews in return, we assume, for sexual favors. Immel, Anne. Copyright 1999 - 2021 GradeSaver LLC. Following the success of Nol Cowards Private Lives in September which raised 44,000 for the Royal Theatrical Fund, Lockdown Theatre today announces a live virtual table read of The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard, in association with The Royal Theatrical Fund. One of the funniest and most clever plays I have ever seen. In that novel, the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin inspires a murder. Clive Barnes of The New York Times dubbed The Real Inspector Hound "a perfect joy. David Elias has a funny turn as Inspector Hound, clad, naturally enough, in Sherlock Holmes-style deerstalker and Inverness cape (Ivania Stack designed the costumes), while Kimberly Gilbert and Emily Townley ham it up as Manor denizens Felicity Cunningham and Lady Cynthia Muldoon. Birdboot falls in love with the actress playing Cynthia. Simon, a mysterious young man new in the neighbourhood, enters the house, and it is revealed that he has dumped Felicity Cunningham for her friend Cynthia Muldoon, lady of the house. He is married to Myrtle but is having an affair with the actress who plays Felicity in the play-within-a-play. The first performance of The Real Inspector Hound took place at the Criterion Theatre in London on 17 June 1968 with the cast as follows: The play was directed by Robert Chetwyn, while the design was completed by Hutchinson Stott. While married to Myrtle, he is having an affair with the actress who plays Felicity in the play within the play. The Hound being played by Moon is the madman who had been pretending to be Inspector Hound. 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