Christmas - The Second Coming

Having successfully performed a show the previous year which comprised excerpts from the very popular TV series entitled “The Vicar of Dibley”, St Nics decided to present “Christmas – The Second Coming” which was made up of excerpts from programmes shown in series 3 and a Christmas special. Seven of the eight players who had appeared in the earlier show  were chosen to portray the same characters as previously, which resulted in the delivery of some highly detailed and entertaining mimicry; making this a production which generated much mirth among the large audiences it attracted. Despite the unavailability of camera switching and other photographic wizardry used in the making of television films, this production had pace which was maintained throughout, even though the stage was frequently blacked out to accommodate set changes and the passage of time; it was during some of these periods that an interesting and entertaining range of incidental music was used to retain the attention of the audience. Performances from those cast members who had appeared in the previous year’s show were of a very high standard and Michael Barron proved himself to be a very worthy replacement as farmer Owen Newitt. I thought Anne Temple (as Mrs Cropley) and Jed Laxton (as Frank Pickles) delivered outstanding performances, they both worked hard to develop their respective roles. The set was exceedingly well-designed and constructed; the stained glass windows provided an eye-catching feature. Sound and lighting effects were expertly delivered. Such was the reception by the enthusiastic audience that I feel there is likely to be a substantial demand for  tickets should this company have the opportunity to perform any future work from this TV series.

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