Sepehr Reybod & Patrick Galligan in Sleuth | Photo by David Cooper

Is this Shaw Festival production of Sleuth Peter Fernandes’ proper directorial debut? Astonishing. He’s knocked it right out of the park! His deft handling of Anthony Shaffer’s tense and hilarious two-hander—which both skewers and celebrates the British tradition of mystery stories—is robust and affectionate. His staging, with its assertive mastery of aesthetics, pacing and tone, had me in a playfully firm grip for every damn second of its two-hour runtime. Continue Reading