Dashiell Hammett News

There was once a legend about a chainsaw-wielding man who attacked a village and killed several women-the kind of a tale meant to scare children. But what does one do when it happens to be real? Inspired by Agatha Christie's complex plots, Dashiell Hammett's stylishness, Oscar Wilde's wit, and Neil Simon's spoof on all mysteries, 'Murder By Death,' author Peter Halsey Sherwood reveals his thrilling novella. Hilarious as it is horrifying, the drawing room comedy of questionable manners rife with grisly killings is unleashed in his new publication, 'The Murdery Delicious Hamwich Gumm Mystery.'

Whitney Morse and Britni Tozzi lead the cast of PFP's The Children's Hour, directed by Derek Bertelsen* and running January 9 - February 9, 2014 at Collaboraction.

The Family Fortune Fia$co will have a limited two performance run August 9th & 10th at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre. Door will open each evening at 6:30 p.m. for dinner. Tickets are $40 per person and may be purchased by calling the Box Office at (301) 662-6600.

In keeping with its initial objective to make the fiction works of L. Ron Hubbard available in all formats, it was announced by Galaxy Press president John Goodwin that 20 of Hubbard's stories would now be available in the Apple App store.

The Family Fortune Fia$co will have a limited two performance run August 9th & 10th at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre. Door will open each evening at 6:30 p.m. for dinner. Tickets are $40 per person and may be purchased by calling the Box Office at (301) 662-6600.

It was announced today that Academy Award nominated actor Sam Shepard will be joining the cast of Discovery Channel's first-ever, scripted mini-series KLONDIKE (wt). Shepard will be playing the role of Father Judge.

Spotlighters Theatre presents the Baltimore premiere of Neil Simon's final work, Rose's Dilemma. Celebrating its 51st season, the production will be directed by Roy Hammond and runs tonight, January 11-February 10, 2013.

Spotlighters Theatre presents the Baltimore premiere of Neil Simon's final work, Rose's Dilemma. Celebrating its 51st season, the production will be directed by Roy Hammond and runs January 11-February 10, 2013.

The Performing Garage presents Findlay//Sandsmark's 'fractured bones/let's get lost' in its U.S. premiere tonight, September 5 through September 9, 2012 at 8 p.m.

The Performing Garage presents Findlay//Sandsmark's 'fractured bones/let's get lost' in its U.S. premiere, September 5-9, 2012 at 8 p.m.

This evening, June 9th, at 7:30 p.m. master actors from The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre (BRIFT) will enact The Maltese Falcon in much the same way as it was presented during the golden age of radio. Utilizing specially designed props and some traditional and not so traditional devices for sound effects, the performers will bring to life those days when radio was the dominant form of entertainment. And, to add to the fun, the audience becomes part of the show.

Saturday evening, June 9th, at 7:30 p.m. master actors from The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre (BRIFT) will enact The Maltese Falcon in much the same way as it was presented during the golden age of radio. Utilizing specially designed props and some traditional and not so traditional devices for sound effects, the performers will bring to life those days when radio was the dominant form of entertainment. And, to add to the fun, the audience becomes part of the show.

El Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires y la Fundación Cinemateca Argentina, han organizado un ciclo denominado Sergio Leone: cinco clásicos restaurados, que se llevará a cabo del sábado 25 de febrero al jueves 1° de marzo en la Sala Leopoldo Lugones del Teatro San Martín (Avenida Corrientes 1530).

Tennessee Shakespeare Company, the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, features legendary Broadway composer Charles Strouse in performance for its Third Annual Valentine's Gala on Friday, February 10 at 6:00 pm at Germantown Performing Arts Centre.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company, the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, features legendary Broadway composer Charles Strouse in performance for its Third Annual Valentine's Gala on Friday, February 10 at 6:00 pm at Germantown Performing Arts Centre.

Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to present the Estate of well-known collectors and autograph dealers, Charles Williamson and Tucker Fleming, on April 20, 2011.

Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to present the Estate of well-known collectors and autograph dealers, Charles Williamson and Tucker Fleming, on April 20, 2011.

According to a report by Baz Bamigboye for UK Daily Mail, Ellen Burstyn and Carol Kane are in talks to star in the upcoming West End production of The Children's Hour. Ian Rickson is set to direct the production, while Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss are attached to the project as well.

The Thin Man is a 1934 American comic detective film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a flirtatious married couple who banter wittily as they solve crimes with ease. Nick is a hard drinking retired detective and Nora a wealthy heiress. Their dog, the Wire-Haired Fox Terrier Asta, played by Skippy, was also a popular character. Completed in 1934 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the film was directed by W.S. Van Dyke from a script by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich; the screenplay was based on the mystery novel The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, supposedly based on his relationship with playwright Lillian Hellman. Also appearing in the film were Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Cesar Romero and Porter Hall.

Nachdem Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft und ihre verschrobenen Kollegen in der letzten Spielzeit am Pfauen nächtelang ihr Unwesen trieben, hat Werner Morlang die Pforte zur Nachtmahr-Abtei vorläufig geschlossen. Aber die Reise in die Finsternis der menschlichen Seele geht weiter! Von nebelumflorten Hochmooren und halbzerfallenen Schlössern wechseln wir in die Strassen der Grossstadt. Wo uns in der vergangenen Spielzeit das Übernatürliche das Blut in den Adern gefrieren liess, sind es in der neuen SÉRIE NOIRE die sehr menschlichen Abgründe der Kriminalliteratur, in die Werner Morlang das Publikum entführen wird.