And Then There Were None

A great opener to the new season from Sutton Arts. Agatha Christie’s who dun-nit is set in the 1930’s and takes place in a house on the remote Soldier Island somewhere off the coast of Devon.

At the invitation of The Owen's (who never arrive), the guests arrive on Soldier Island and become trapped, in a house with no telephone or no boat, when a storm breaks out.  Then guests start being killed, at the same time soldier figurines matching the number of house guests start to disappear.

Roger Shepherd and Jenny Gough play the busy housekeepers well.  Phebe Jackson as The Owen's secretary Vera, (who has never met them), was well matched against Robbie Newton as Captain Philip Lombard, as they arrive together followed by Giles Whorton as the young, wealthy Anthony Marson who has a great death scene.  Good acting also came from Richard Howell as William Bore, who likewise has a nasty end, Paul Wescott as General MacKenzie and Dorothy Goodwin as religious Emily Brent.  Patrick Richmond-Ward was perfect as Sir Lawrence Wargrave and Mark Nattrass is Dr Armstrong who is often thought of as suspect.

Making brief appearances were Lee Connelly as Fred Narracott and Ian Eaton as the voice of Ulick Owen.

The set building team excelled theirselves this time and put this together with some good lighting and sound effects and you have a great production.  They even went so far as having rain falling on the outside window during the thunder storm.

Director Dexter Whitehead took what could be an old fashioned play and gave it a modern feel. 

If this is the start of the new season I cannot wait to see what Sutton Arts have in store for us next.

 

 

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