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Review
The
Leamington Courier:
Not
Enough Old-Timers to Have a Good Time
The
problem with trying to create an atmosphere of old time theatre in a
modern village must surely be attaining instant, and lasting,
audience response.
The
goodwill was there for the first offering, Temptation Sordid,
a melodrama very well acted by the lively cast including Chris
Squire as Lady Lucre, Ruth West as her daughter, Mike Crawshaw as the
lover, John Staton as the villain (hiss), George Muller as Chairman
and an outstanding Jill Mowlam as the femme fatale.
She
went on to score a notable double in the modest role of cook in the
farce Streuth.
The
trouble was that, after the interval, a sketch about constant
interruption of a peotry recital lost its hold on the audience and Streuth
relied so heavily on repeated skits of play acting - missed cues,
repitition, scenery collapses and so on.
Cast
members of Streuth
were Barry West, Dan Hawkins, Chris Squire, Paul West, Cath Staton,
Alan Geary, George Muller, Jill Mowlam, Sarah Lawes and Joseph
Hughes. Parlour performances at the piano were by Jenny Smith and the
play producers were Joseph Hughes and Hazel Galvin.
When
we asked why so few joined in the song choruses we were told the
audience was too young to know the words. Well, perhaps that's a
hopeful sign for the future. 3/5
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A
scene from the spoof whodunnit, Streuth |
A
scene from the spoof whodunnit, Streuth |
A
scene from the spoof whodunnit, Streuth |
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