Par For The Course

“Par for the Course” is a very well-crafted comedy written by Peter Gordon. All the action takes place at the Seven Lakes Golf Club on their Captain’s Day. As their Captain is indisposed the vice-captain, Nick, takes on the role, much to the disgust of the secretary, Simon. There then unfolds a day full of mayhem, mishaps, and general chaos ….

“Par for the Course” was, as always, brilliantly directed by Mark Walker. The staging and attention to detail were perfect. The play had a great pace and moved seamlessly throughout. Well done Mark!

The six actors all had well-defined characters which they all sustained throughout the play. Gordon Richie in the role of the hapless Barry, gave a very endearing performance, poor Barry had endless enthusiasm, but little talent, and was relegated to the ladies team to even up the teams. Simon the secretary was wonderfully played by Alan Galway. Simon spent most of the time writing notes in his little book and ducking and diving from his wife, who thinks he is at B&Q. The role of Nick was hilariously played by Mark Walker, who breezed in dressed like a wannabe hells angel to take charge of everything. Nick was closely followed by his girlfriend Tiffany, played by Charlotte Smith, who not being the brightest spark, reaps havoc on the day and inadvertently drops Simon in it by letting his wife know that he is at the golf course and not B&Q, for me this was the standout performance of the evening. The role of Fran, the ladies captain, was played with a great deal of poise and authority by Pam Dee. The final character we meet is Laura played by Wendy Hopkins her scenes when she is becoming more and more inebriated are absolutely hysterical. Congratulations to all the actors, they gave first class performances with some impeccable comic timing.

The set for “Par for the course” was excellent and was very well-dressed. The scene changes were carried out smoothly and seamlessly. The lighting and sound quality was perfect throughout. The costumes were very good and were in keeping with the piece.

Congratulations to all the company for this highly enjoyable play which had the audience laughing hysterically throughout the evening. Well done!

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