Marking the centenary of acclaimed author Graham Greene, London based Red Shift Theatre Company tour Scotland with Jonathan Holloway's adaptation of the 1940's book and film.

Rollo Martins, a naive English novelist arrives in Vienna to visit his childhood friend, Harry Lime. Due to an unfortunate accident he arrives just in time for his friend's funeral, only to discover that the Lime's death is shrouded with more mystery and suspicious circumstances than one of Martins' own novels. Soon the writer is mixed in a whirlwind of deceit and mystery that all begins with the discovery of a third man at the scene of his death.

Holloway's inventive direction leads the audience into Vienna 's mysterious and paranoid underworld, using film and still he attempts to recreate the mood and atmosphere of the 1940's movies of the genre.

Neil Irish's adaptable set transforms from City to Sewer to a Vienna seen through the eyes of a writer of Westerns, comparing sleuth to gunfighter.

Ross Brown's original score seems vital to this tale, heightening the intrigue and suspense of this classic murder mystery.

Red Shift's The Third Man is a thrilling example of the murder mystery genre, inventively staged, with a strong cast, led by Antony Gabriel as Martins and the excellent Daniel Copeland. Worth a look.