Deathtrap is a 1978 American play written by Ira Levin with multiple plot twists driving its play within a play story. It is in two acts with one set and five characters.

Deathtrap is the most popular play by author and playwright Ira Levin. After an out-of-town tryout at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre, Deathtrap premiered on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on February …

The longest-running thriller in Broadway history, Ira Levin's Deathtrap melds gasp-out-loud suspense with laugh-out-loud laughs, and continues to be one of the most-performed stage plays, with …

Jan 7, 2025 · The genre-defining works of novelist-playwright Ira Levin (1929-2007) include such indelible titles as Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives, The Boys from Brazil, and Deathtrap--the …

Ira Levin When a struggling playwright decides to go to any lengths to improve his fortunes, twists and turns hold the audience spellbound in this ingeniously constructed comic thriller.

Feb 15, 2026 · A Thriller by Ira Levin In Ira Levin’s classic comedic thriller Deathtrap, a washed-up playwright finds a chance to rise to the top once more, a shot he’d be willing to kill for.

Jan 1, 2001 · Levin's best known play is Deathtrap, which holds the record as the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway and brought Levin his second Edgar Award. In 1982, it was made into a …

What people have to say about Ira Levin: Horror novelist Stephen King: “Levin is the Swiss watchmaker of suspense: he makes what the rest of us do look like cheap watches in drugstores.”

A sharply funny play full of twists and turns that keep an audience on the edge of their seats, Deathtrap holds the record as the longest-running comedy thriller on Broadway. Pull-Tight Players in Franklin, …

Thus, Ira Levin leads us in the first act of Deathtrap to believe that Sidney Bruhl is defined by his hunger for a new hit play and his willingness to go as far as murdering Clifford to get what he wants.