For those who were interested SPIDER'S WEB is an Agatha Christie mystery play that is much more light-hearted than her big three stage hits: MOUSETRAP, TEN LITTLE INDIANS, and WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. There is a murder, and the second act does have, as her plays usually do, some surprise revelations and the revelation of the murderer's true identity (it isn't who the audience is led to believe it is throughout the play). The play ends with the areest of the guilty party but then there is an additional scene with the husband and wife that is completely unnecessary and irritating, accomplishing nothing but dragging the play out about 10 minutes longer. That would be the first thing that needs to go.
The theater group had Americanized the play, resetting it in Washington, DC, I guess so the actors wouldn't have to deal with pesky British accents, though I thought maybe a bit of flavor was lost doing this. It was well cast, and I was proud of myself for guessing the murderer's true identity though the direction of the particular actor made his actions more obviously suspicious than they needed to be.
Still, it's a typical one set Christie mystery with no great demands on wardrobe and only a couple of stage props nececssary for the story (a desk with a hidden compartment; a wall treatment that reveals a secret alcove behind it).
