Talk:The Real Inspector Hound

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[edit] Puckeridge and Higgs

I don't know if Puckeridge and Higgs should be included as characters, as they are only mentioned and discussed by the characters and never actually appear within the play. 203.54.133.92 10:27, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I couldn't remember if that was the case or not. If they're only mentioned in dialogue, they certainly aren't characters - I've removed them. --McGeddon 10:31, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I've just realised, Puckeridge does turn up at the end of the play, but in the guise of one of the characters in the play-within-the-play, who turns out to be another long-lost character (It's all very convoluted). But cast lists do not refer to him, as he is already in the role of Magnus at the beginning. Best just to leave it the way it is now, I think, for simplicity's sake. 203.54.133.92 11:09, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Just as a summary, Major Magnus Muldoon is Puckeridge in disguise. He is part of a cast which plot to kill the critics - Birdboot and Moon. Magnus is revealed as Puckeridge at the end of the play after both critics have been shot dead. Higgs is dead on stage from the start of the play - as discovered by Birdboot in the second half of the production. Confusing isn't it at first? ;-) Lradrama 17:02, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Premiere

I think it's a good idea to have a section detailing the cast of the first production - better than the sentence we have at the moment. I'll do it soon. Lradrama 17:07, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Original research?

Good to see a lot of new editors contributing over the past couple of days - is this a collaborative effort from a university class or Stoppard group? Although there's a lot of great writing and insight here, I'm afraid that Wikipedia discourages "original research", and a lot of this does seem to be original, unpublished thought, which will eventually have to be cut down and deleted. Wikipedia articles should be built from the existing, published work of respected critics, rather than the observations and conclusions of individual, amateur editors, however well-written.

The "Wikipedia:No original research" article explains the policy in more detail. (If I'm misreading the edits and you're actually all drawing from existing critics, then WP:CITE explains how sources should be cited.) If you've got any questions, you can leave them on this talk page or on mine. Thanks, and welcome to Wikipedia. --McGeddon (talk) 21:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)