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have
always found CCADS first nights entertaining and this one was
no different. Having arrived sharp at 7.00 PM it was good to
see the doors open and ready for business. The doorman looked
at little untidy although the front of house staff inside soon
made up for that. The hall was warm and inviting something
which it has not been in the past.
The play itself was very enjoyable although not very long! I
thought that £6.00 for a play that lasted about 1 hour 20
minutes a bit steep. My very first impressions however
were not good as I had a light shining in my eyes and I
thought there was far too much treble on Tina's mic. Apart
from these small points I thought the first act went well. All
the actors performed well although Graham and David did insist
on coming to the "front" of the stage rather a lot.
I must congratulate David Sadler in particular because I
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thought
his portrayal of the young boy very convincing. This having
been said I did feel that he could have been stronger in the
second half. This is in contrast with his twin brother who I
felt got stronger as the play, and therefore his age, went on.
Their story was ably assisted by Karen Robinson who tried hard
to make the difficult change from child to adult. The only
problem I had with her was her costumes. Everyone else was
dressed subtly apart from her, who was dressed in bright
colours almost from the beginning to the end.
This was the first time I had really seen Corrie act and I was
impressed. She had a very difficult role to play and did it
really quite well. Congratulations on your performance,
especially the beginning, which was so important in setting
the tone for the rest of the evening.
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she
is really horrible having seen her tonight. Karen gave an
assured performance and moved smoothly from someone in
complete control to someone who commits not one but two
murders.
There were a few other cameo roles that were played out well,
although the nerves did show on one or two of the actors.
Over all though the show was well put together and well played
out. I was entertained from the classic beginning to the very
dramatic ending. Doing the play in the round certainly was
successful although there were times when I so wanted the
actors to stand still for a second or two. I also thought that
the lights should really have been higher to stop them
dazzling the audience.
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