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Bournemouth Shakespeare Players Priory House Garden Christchurch July 2004 And arise it did on several occasions in this comedy of relationships, and the sight of Benedick (Daniel Sutton) and Beatrice (Natalie Arkell) attempting to remain unseen as they crept across the set behind a standard lamp or drinks trolley to eavesdrop on a conversation almost brought the house down. Both Daniel and Natalie were particularly well cast in their roles and sparked beautifully off one another, while the more gentle relationship between Hero (Jenna Corbin) and Claudio (Simon Carlton) was also expressively portrayed. Kevin Dicker’s imaginative and sometimes moving production was strong on humour, and I especially liked John Richardson’s none-too-bright Constable, Dogberry, and his Private Pike-type assistant, Verges (James Robilliard). There was good support too in other roles, especially from Denis Carlton (Leonato), Lise-Marie Kellerman (Margaret) and Natalya Hammond-Betts (Ursula), but some of the more serious scenes did tend to drag – due, in part, to the tendency of some minor characters to speak their lines with little real conviction or sense of meaning. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo |
