A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception
By (Author) Mitch Donaldson
By (author) Becky Bartram
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
25th June 2025
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Modern and contemporary plays / drama
Paperback
112
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 16mm
130g
Dont be ridiculous Dusty, this isnt one of
your Shoddy Detective Plays...
A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos. When a priceless painting vanishes during a private auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock is brought in to
unravel the mystery. But when he finds himself stumped, he must turn to an old adversary for help. The unlikely duo must question the colourful array of suspects living at the manor, all while trying to track down the cunning thief and solve the crime of the century.
This edition of A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception was published to coincide with the UK Tour and Edinburgh Fringe Festival run in Spring/Summer 2025.
Mitch Donaldson is an actor and theatre all-rounder from Northumberland, who trained at the National Youth Theatre and East 15 Acting & Stage Combat, where he set up Shoddy upon graduating.
Mitch produced Shoddys work which sold out at The Camden Fringe, New Normal Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and the 2023 Spring tour. In 2023, he was selected as part of the cohort for Mercury Theatres producers scheme.