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Ian Rankin's A Game Called Malice takes a brave stab at bringing Inspector Rebus to the stage
Sir Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus accounts for a tenth of all crime book sales in the UK: the ancient, maze-like alleys around Edinburgh Castle symbolise the riddles the detective solves.
Hence their guests are Jack the casino owner (Billy Hartman, affably shady) and his influencer girlfriend Candida; Rebus is the plus-one for lawyer Stephanie (Abigail Thaw, cool enough to make you wonder if she's a killer or a love interest). It's clunky, in a relaxing Sunday-night-telly sort of way, and despite director Loveday Ingram's valiant efforts to keep the cast moving, wastes too long explaining back-stories (Rankin being a novelist, even while co-writing with Simon Reade). Elderly Ernest and Delia prepare for an umpteenth wedding anniversary, as their son Trevor causes modest confusion at the housewarming of Kate and Malcolm, after his nervous wife Susannah catches him kissing his ex Jan — who's now married to Nick (writhing in bed like Basil Fawlty after putting his back out).
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