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Zenith Theatre Company St Aldhelm's Hall Branksome Poole March 2003 Zenith always do themselves proud with their excellent costumes, set and props, so it was perhaps no surprise that the audience found themselves sitting in an auditorium that might have been an extension of Lancre Castle, complete with flickering candles, wall-hangings and swords. And congratulations to the company for completing the 22 scene changes with a minimum of delay, ensuring that the story, a highly comic take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, flowed evenly. The entire 16-strong cast played their parts well, and some of the characterisations were quite outstanding. Leonard Murray’s neurotic Duke of Lancre, rubbing his bloodstained hands with everything from a cheese grater to a knitting needle, was a joy, as was Debbie Back as his imperious, nagging wife. I just loved the three witches – Ann Whitaker’s bossy Granny Weatherwax, Sheila Garrett’s north country scruff , Nanny Ogg, and Ann Skinner’s delightfully dim Magrat Garlick. And young Joe Diaper showed lots of promise as a most endearing Fool. Yes, ‘Alle Thee Dysk’s a Stage’, and a good one too. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo. |
