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Bournemouth Little Theatre Club Little Theatre, Jameson Road Winton April 2004 It is set around a cosy post-dinner conversation during which events take a decidedly serious turn. One of the group, author Miss Mockridge (a delightful cameo from Patricia Richardson), brings up the subject of a family death that occurred the previous year, unwittingly opening a can of worms that will never again be shut. Dan Brian’s production is faultless, from the wonderful 1930s set, props and costumes – even down to the ladies’ seamed stockings – to the outstanding performances from the entire cast. As long-hidden secrets are revealed in a desperate quest for the truth regarding some missing money, every one of those present (Lin Denning, Amy Todd, Angela Whyatt, Geoff Whipp, Chris Warde and Andrew Whyatt) gives a characterisation in which pain and suffering are movingly depicted with absolute sincerity. I believed in those characters and I felt for them in the terrible situation in which they found themselves – and that, surely, is the essence of good theatre. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo |
