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Article posted: 1/18/2013 5:00 AM

Steel Beam’s ‘Deathtrap’ needs sharpening

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Aspiring playwright Clifford (James Dauphin, right) collaborates and conspires with his mentor Sidney (Daniel Scurek) in Steel Beam Theatre's revival of Ira Levin's thriller "Deathtrap."

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"Deathtrap," Ira Levin's shrewdly crafted play-within-a-lay about the writing of a play, has the fundamentals — droll dialogue, comic relief and well-placed thrills — that make for entertaining theater. Unfortunately, that's not enough for Steel Beam Theatre's revival.