Murder in the Second Row
“With heart thumping, she handed over the coins, grabbed the paper, and stood right outside the shop, flicking urgently through the pages until she found it. The bold headline made her gasp.
Dated Mystery Fails to Thrill The real mystery is why the Regent Theatre decided to stage this antiquated Agatha Christie play when her shows are done so often and so well on television.
That being said, the production was above average, with Director Adam Bryant drawing some strong performances from the a...mateur cast. Simone DuChaine kept the audience’s attention with her performance as Ida Boynton, the evil mother who rules her brood of adult step-children with an iron hand. Actors Phil and Pippa Jessop have been seen often on the Whetford stage but in this case were not playing opposite each other, instead taking the roles of Sarah King and Lennox Boynton. Stewart Parkinson made his debut as the hotel clerk and Emma Sinclair was suitably fey as Ginevra Boynton. Various somewhat dated comic characters played counterpoint to the main drama, as arrogant Lady Westerholme intimidated her companion Amabel Pryce – who, incidentally, was played in the original London production in 1945 by a young Joan Hickson who in later years gained worldwide fame portraying Miss Marple.MoreLess
Dated Mystery Fails to Thrill The real mystery is why the Regent Theatre decided to stage this antiquated Agatha Christie play when her shows are done so often and so well on television.
That being said, the production was above average, with Director Adam Bryant drawing some strong performances from the a...mateur cast. Simone DuChaine kept the audience’s attention with her performance as Ida Boynton, the evil mother who rules her brood of adult step-children with an iron hand. Actors Phil and Pippa Jessop have been seen often on the Whetford stage but in this case were not playing opposite each other, instead taking the roles of Sarah King and Lennox Boynton. Stewart Parkinson made his debut as the hotel clerk and Emma Sinclair was suitably fey as Ginevra Boynton. Various somewhat dated comic characters played counterpoint to the main drama, as arrogant Lady Westerholme intimidated her companion Amabel Pryce – who, incidentally, was played in the original London production in 1945 by a young Joan Hickson who in later years gained worldwide fame portraying Miss Marple.MoreLess
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