OUR AUTUMN PRODUCTION 2026
The Bonn Players
present
KEN LUDWIG’S
THE GAME’S AFOOT
Preformed at the Brotfabrik, Bonn-Beul
Tuesday 24Th to Sunday 29Th November
It’s Christmas 1936. Broadway star William Gillette–famous for playing Sherlock Holmes–welcomes his fellow cast members to his secluded country house for a weekend of champagne, wit and theatrical mischief. But as the guests settle in for the night, one of them is murdered–and everyone seems to have a secret.
With the killer still inside the house, Gillette slips into the role he knows best and turns the weekend into a real-life Sherlock Holmes mystery. As the suspects’ secrets unravel, the line between performance and reality begins to blur–and Gillette must unmask the murderer before there is another victim.
Packed with mayhem, hidden motives and perfectly timed laughs, The Game’s Afoot is a glittering Christmas comedy where drawing-room mystery meets full-throttle farce–each twist revealing a fresh clue, raising the stakes and keeping audiences guessing until the final curtain falls.
KEN LUDWIG’S THE GAME’S AFOOT is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Originally Produced by Cleveland Play House; Michael Bloom, Artistic Director; Kevin Moore, Managing Director