The plot builds around the four cornerstones of a good thriller, as detailed in the program: setting the crime in the future, revealing the villain early, establishing strong characters, and sharing ...

Get all the top news & discounts for Wichita & beyond. Decades before “Kojak” put the formula on television prime time, playwright Knott put an ingenious new spin on the murder-mystery genre by ...

Yesenia Iglesias, left, and Sigrid Sutter, center, receive direction from director Marcus Kyd on the set of Adirondack Theatre Festival’s production of “Dial M for Murder,” adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

As theaters try to coax back audiences, thrillers are having a sudden, surprising renaissance in Chicago theater. Drury Lane Theatre staged Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” this summer.

Teresa Zimmmermann and Brandon Hearnsberger in Dial M for Murder at Alley Theatre. Credit: Photo by Lynn Lane Jeffrey Hatcher’s 2022 adaptation of Frederick Knott’s 1952 thriller, Dial M for Murder, ...