The first show to hold a week of paying previews was Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound.

In "The Real Inspector Hound," he gets even with his former colleagues and with the hazards of the profession.

Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound is a send up of crime fiction novels and features a bumbling detective.

The Real Inspector Hound is a short, one-act play by Tom Stoppard.

Inspector Hound - Appears from outside the house in the middle of the play to investigate an alleged phone call.

The Real Inspector Hound opens with two theatre critics, Moon and Birdboot.

Eventually Inspector Hound from the police force arrives on the scene, apparently searching for the madman, and the company finally notices the body.

Moon ascends the stage to unravel Birdboot's death, taking on the role of Inspector Hound.

Whether it's 'The Real Inspector Hound' or 'The Invention of Love,' a play has to give satisfaction on that level.

Birdboot is a character in The Real Inspector Hound.