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[My sister adapted this book to the stage. If you are in Chicago, go see it!]
Passionate fans of British mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers like to argue that their heroine wrote more like Jane Austin than Agatha Christie. But crime-driven thrillers — especially those featuring a recurrent detective such as Sayers' dashingly aristocratic Lord Peter Wimsey — never get much critical respect. Their authors have long been obliged to howl all the way to the bank.
Sayers' "Gaudy Night," the penultimate whimsical Wimsey yarn penned in 1935, is widely regarded as her best novel. Lifeline's splendid new dramatic adaptation wisely focuses on its striking complexity. Sayers, a lively proto-feminist, was ahead of her time on gender issues.
http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/reviews/critics/mmx-ggu29ug5v.4jun04,1,619914.story
Passionate fans of British mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers like to argue that their heroine wrote more like Jane Austin than Agatha Christie. But crime-driven thrillers — especially those featuring a recurrent detective such as Sayers' dashingly aristocratic Lord Peter Wimsey — never get much critical respect. Their authors have long been obliged to howl all the way to the bank.
Sayers' "Gaudy Night," the penultimate whimsical Wimsey yarn penned in 1935, is widely regarded as her best novel. Lifeline's splendid new dramatic adaptation wisely focuses on its striking complexity. Sayers, a lively proto-feminist, was ahead of her time on gender issues.
http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/reviews/critics/mmx-ggu29ug5v.4jun04,1,619914.story
