There have
been many reincarnations of popular TV shows on stage, some work better than
others and most try and play the original actors rather than take the character
and develop it. So it was fantastic to find that this was certainly one of
those shows where the cast have made it their own.
As soon as
the theme tune begins we are transported back to a golden age of comedy and it
is Joe Pasquale who brings his own unique style to the character of Frank
Spencer, but still wearing the trademark coat and beret.
Written and
directed by Guy Unsworth, who has created it so that if you have never seen the
TV show you would just feel you were watching a traditional farce. Fast and
furious is the only way to describe the script, well-paced, many laugh out loud
jokes and plenty of slap stick. The physicality produced on screen is partly
reproduced through a technical set, which is full of surprises.
The rest of
the cast Sarah Earnshaw as Betty, Susie Blake as Barbara, Moray Treadwell as
Terry, David Shaw-Parker as Father O’Hara and Chris Kiely as Desmond were all brilliantly
cast in the roles.
Confusion
and misunderstanding runs throughout this superb evenings entertainment.
Runs until Saturday 7th July.
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