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Churchill Productions Village Hall Spetisbury May 2004 And in Jan Wyld the company had the perfect Betty. Her every gesture, word and facial expression spoke reams, making her heart-rendingly moving and 100% believable. There were well-judged performances too from Mark Ritchie as her son, Mark, Andy Oldfield as her deceased lover, Craze, and Graham Haigh as her husband, Donald, but without a doubt this was Jan’s finest hour. Director Damien Thomas kept the pace flowing well and there was a strong balance between pathos and humour. And the excellent set was a work of art, firstly as an attic stuffed with Christmas decorations, toys, carpets, paint pots, pictures, clothing and general household junk, then a rooftop that, despite knowing it was not so, gave every appearance of being – well, at roof height. And if the secret is just that - to make the audience believe that what they’re seeing on stage is real, Churchill Productions couldn’t have done it better. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo |
