Post by David J on Sept 15, 2016 6:46:23 GMT
This was okay
The play flops between light-hearted and intensely dark with bells wringing in the background whenever something suspicious happens
The actors are really playing types. Gwen Taylor is the sour old lady criticizing everything. Niamh McGrady is the straight laced niece. Mandi Symonds as the fussing serving woman. Alasdair Buchan is quite the annoyingly typical British man, sporting a moustache, tweed jacket, vest. Typically jovial, can't take a murder seriously and has to start a marriage proposal with "Now look here...". He may as well have a pipe glued to his hand
The play reveals the murderer during the first act and then has no where to go other than let things play out. I was half expecting Will Featherstone as Dan to be the red herring in a shocking twist but no the play runs its course predictably. Some of the character development too felt rushed by the end whilst there are certain things brought up that are never addressed
The play flops between light-hearted and intensely dark with bells wringing in the background whenever something suspicious happens
The actors are really playing types. Gwen Taylor is the sour old lady criticizing everything. Niamh McGrady is the straight laced niece. Mandi Symonds as the fussing serving woman. Alasdair Buchan is quite the annoyingly typical British man, sporting a moustache, tweed jacket, vest. Typically jovial, can't take a murder seriously and has to start a marriage proposal with "Now look here...". He may as well have a pipe glued to his hand
The play reveals the murderer during the first act and then has no where to go other than let things play out. I was half expecting Will Featherstone as Dan to be the red herring in a shocking twist but no the play runs its course predictably. Some of the character development too felt rushed by the end whilst there are certain things brought up that are never addressed
