The Real Inspector Hound

About the show

Two theatre critics, Moon and Birdboot, review a country-house murder mystery. As they watch, their own jealousies and desires mirror the drama; when Moon goes onstage to answer a ringing telephone and Birdboot is mistaken for a character, the critics become trapped in the play-within-the-play. The cast and critics then exchange roles, and the murder mystery's identities converge with their own.