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Beowulf whodunit mixes sweet and strange

A treat for fans of Dorothy Sayer's fictional detective, Lord Peter Wimsey

Posted Aug 10, 2012,

Dave IrwinTucsonSentinel.com

Fans of Lord Peter Wimsey, the 1920’s version of Sherlock Holmes, have reason to rejoice in Beowulf Alley’s latest production, “The Body In The Bath.” Turning Dorothy Sayer’s 1923 novel, “Whose Body?” which introduced Wimsey, into a play will no doubt delight those aficionados.

Mumsey and son, Lord Peter Wimsey (Leah Kari, Pip Cardnell)Catfish Baruni/Beowulf Alley Theatre Co.

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“The Body in the Bath” continues the resurgence of Beowulf, evident in earlier works of its Next Theatre summer series which concludes with this play. 

Read the entire review here: http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081012_body_in_the_bath/beowulf-whodunit-mixes-sweet-and-strange/

All wrung out over the body in bath:

All wrung out over the body in bath

THEATER IS MOUNTING TUCSON WRITER'S ADAPTATION OF DOROTHY SAYERS MYSTERY

August 09, 2012 12:00 am  •  Kathleen Allen Kallen@azstarnet.com

Leah Kari, left, as the Dowager Duchess of Denver and Pip Cardnell as Lord Peter Wimsey in "A Body in the Bath."

Photo credit: CATFISH BARUNI

Imagine this: You glide into your bathroom to brush your teeth. Instead, you discover a body in your bath. A naked one, wearing nothing but pince-nez, those nose-pinching glasses popular in the 19th century.

It's the mystery that grips Lord Peter Wimsey in Dorothy L. Sayers' first detective novel, "Whose Body?"

Tucson playwright/actress Joan O'Dwyer has given that novel its first adaptation, switching the title to "The Body in the Bath." It's on stage now at Beowulf Alley Theatre.

READ THE ENTIRE PREVIEW HERE: All wrung out over the body in bath