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Zenith Theatre Company St Aldhelms Hall Branksome, Poole July 2004 It is little short of a miracle how designer Ann Whitaker achieves such brilliant results on such a small budget, but her sets, props and costumes - Edwardian Dress for the Ascot Gavotte, school uniforms for a St Trinians hockey match, Greek outfits for the Olympic opening ceremony and red, white and blue for the finale, to name but a few - were, as always, glorious. And of the show’s content itself, dance numbers were particularly impressive, especially an excellent Bolero. Sketches mostly worked well too, and the Posh and Becks scene, an Aerobics session and a glorious ‘Fencing Match’ were hilarious although ‘A Question of Sport’ was overly long and did not quite come off. Musically though, the evening proved rather a mixed bag, because although there were some very good solos and ensemble numbers the company clearly had problems with trying to sing to pre-recorded backing tracks. But let that pass – for sheer effort alone they deserve a medal. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo |
