Hicks, Goodfriend to Star in Repertory Theatre's SLEUTH 10/14-11/8

The Tony Award winning play ‘Sleuth' will be staged at the Repertory Theatre in St. Louis, beginnig October 14. Munson Hicks will star as Andrew Wyke, with Michael Gabriel Goodfriend as Milo Tindle, Stanley Rushton as Inspector Doppler, Robin Mayfield as Det. Sgt. Tarrant and Liam McNulty as P.C. Higgs. Michael Evan Haney directs the thriller that runs through Nov. 8 at the Loretto Hilton Center.

Press notes for the production state: "Andrew Wyke, a prominent English mystery writer, invites young Milo Tindle to his isolated, elaborate country house to settle a rather unpleasant bit of business: Milo is having an affair with Wyke's wife. Filled with more thrills, turns and twists than ten typical mysteries, this Tony Award-winning delicious puzzle will keep you guessing until the very end, as the pair engage in a deadly and increasingly complex game of cat and mouse."

The creative team includes Paul Shortt (scenic design), Gordon DeVinney (costume design), James Sale (lighting design), Rocco Dal Vera (dialect coach) and Drew Fracher (fight director).

For tickets phone (314) 968-4925 or visit http://www.repstl.org/

SLEUTH premiered in 1970 at St. Martin's Theatre in London's West End, where it ran for more than 2,300 performances before moving to Broadway's Music BoxTheatre. During this time, it ran for more than 2,000 performances and garnered a TonyAward for best play of the year. In 1972, SLEUTH became a film starring LaurenceOlivier and Michael Caine. Harold Pinter's screenplay of SLEUTH was released in 2007 and provided a fresh take on the original film. This film starred Michael Caine as Andrew Wykeand Jude Law as Milo Tindle. who is both wife and mistress," said Haney.