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All Saints Dramatic Society De la Salle Theatre Southbourne, Bournemouth September 2005 Set around the perils of collecting the wrong bag at the luggage carousel, not to mention mistaken identities, deceptions galore and a snake hiding in the bougainvillaea, it was a joy from start to finish. Peter Nunan’s direction was superbly detailed, there were fine performances all round and the marvellous set looked every inch the Spanish villa it represented. Every nuance of Eric (Rising Damp) Chappell’s script was brought out and the cast did it total justice. Tony Edwards & Victoria Liechti were perfectly cast as illicit holidaymakers Sam and Fay Spencer - their manic masquerade as local cleaners absolutely brought the house down. They were well matched by Martyn French ( who must deserve several gold stars for his nightly soaking ) as actor Howard Booth and Rachel Mackrell as his girlfriend, Dodie. The timing of all four was nigh-on perfect. Mark Andrews was extremely impressive as the sinister-looking Raynor – I loved his drug-induced descent into a stupor – and John Sivewright, despite his ‘red indian stripes’, sounded suitably menacing as villain Moon. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo 
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