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Poulner Players Poulner Church Hall Ringwood May 2005 And in this production, directed by John Turpin, there were a number of delightful characterisations. Particularly memorable were Gwen Henson (Lady Matheson), Sally Whyte (Miss Meacham), Steve Russell (Mr Malcolm) and Peter Ansell (Major Pollock), while Adam Donoghue and Vicki Eldon more than made their mark as the young couple holidaying at the hotel. There was a good sense of the small world inhabited by the hotel’s permanent residents, and the plays’ exploration of human needs was also particularly well brought out. I also liked the naturalness of the characters although at times they perhaps should have been rather more larger than life, as there were a few places, particularly in the first play, where the action dragged somewhat. Overall though, this was a very enjoyable production, even though the Players, as usual, had obviously arranged the weather to fit accordingly – but why couldn’t it have felt like play 2’s summer, rather than play 1’s winter? Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo 
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