The Mousetrap

by Christine Sarkes and Erika Sasseville (a mother/daughter review) The Mousetrap at the Guthrie Theater, now through May 18, is a delightfully camp and beautifully produced staging of Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit. Audiences will be thrilled by the gorgeous, lush set upon arriving at the McGuire Proscenium Stage. Director Tracy Bridgden, Guthrie Theater’s Senior Artistic…

Dial M for Murder

by Christine Sarkes and Erika Yasmeen Sasseville (a mother/daughter review) Dial M for Murder at the Guthrie Theater through February 25 is the perfect date night or Galentine’s Day evening at the theater. What better way to celebrate modern romance than by watching a murder mystery thriller? There is something for everyone in this clever…

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club

by SOPHIE KERMAN Poor Sherlock Holmes! With the number of literary, theatrical, and cinematic re-imaginings he’s gone through since his inception in 1887, the man has a lot of baggage. His latest incarnation by Jeffrey Hatcher is “despondent”, as if the past century of crime-solving exploits has just about worn him out, but of course a new…