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An Interrogation
'I don't seem like the type to do this sort of thing. Do I?'
Joanna Nelson has been missing for sixty-eight hours, and Detective Constable Ruth Palmer's hopes of finding her alive are fading fast.
Searching for answers, the young detective sits down to interview someone who might be able to help. He's a devoted son, a successful businessman and a respectable member of society. But as the minutes slip away, the detective starts to suspect that all is not what it seems...
Inspired by real events, Jamie Armitage's play An Interrogation is a nail-biting, nerve-shredding exploration of justice and deception.
It received a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and transferred to Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, London, in 2025.
Joanna Nelson has been missing for sixty-eight hours, and Detective Constable Ruth Palmer's hopes of finding her alive are fading fast.
Searching for answers, the young detective sits down to interview someone who might be able to help. He's a devoted son, a successful businessman and a respectable member of society. But as the minutes slip away, the detective starts to suspect that all is not what it seems...
Inspired by real events, Jamie Armitage's play An Interrogation is a nail-biting, nerve-shredding exploration of justice and deception.
It received a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and transferred to Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, London, in 2025.
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Published January 23, 2025
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October 6, 2025
3.5, rounded up.
Armitage is better known as a director (Tony-nommed for co-directing the musical SIX), but he shows talent as a playwright with this, his debut offering. As it's based on the actual transcripts of a case from 2010, one wonders how much that has been altered for this stage presentation, but for much of its brief run time, it's fairly riveting stuff. However, this set-up and the cat-and-mouse game between the detective and suspect has been seen many, many times and this really offers very little that is fresh or new.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend...
Armitage is better known as a director (Tony-nommed for co-directing the musical SIX), but he shows talent as a playwright with this, his debut offering. As it's based on the actual transcripts of a case from 2010, one wonders how much that has been altered for this stage presentation, but for much of its brief run time, it's fairly riveting stuff. However, this set-up and the cat-and-mouse game between the detective and suspect has been seen many, many times and this really offers very little that is fresh or new.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend...
January 13, 2026
3.5 stars, rounded up. Interesting story, although the pacing felt a little off. Small setup, which makes the setting feel more intimate and easier to connect with. All in all, one of the better plays I’ve read.
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