Pull The Other One

Pull the Other One is a farce by Norman Robbins, and directed by Len Reid. The set, once again with New Forest Players, is superb and the lighting is just right. The costumes are also good. Len has an excellent cast with this production. The chase scenes are very good and the timing is very good and the cast must have worked hard to get it just right.

As with all farces there are lots of laughs, witty one-liners, innuendoes and misunderstandings along the way. Martin Pitman is great in his role of Albert Perkins and has perfect comic timing as he appears in various clothing or lack of it along the way. His wife Muriel Perkins is played by Anne-Marie Stone, they work well together.

Muriel’s mother Boadicea, played by Joy Brown, is a force to be reckoned with. She reads a letter to Albert from a Hilary Armitage (played by John Donnelly), reminiscing about the good times they had together and saying ‘she’ is coming to stay. Boadicea assumes the worst and wants to take her daughter away from Albert. He has to explain that Hilary is a man which isn’t helped when Hilary turns up at the house wearing a blonde wig and a dress as he has come straight from work as a drag act.

Andrew Simpson is convincing as the Rev. Elijah Nookey and John Langridge plays Wilf Turner, a family friend that helps try to convince Boadicea she is wrong about Albert, and they both get caught up in the goings on.

Virginia Brown, played by Zoe Keith is lovely in her role of budding artist. She gets Albert to agree to be her still life model with just a plant pot to cover him. This part of the play is very funny but Albert’s troubles are far from over.

This was a good play and the audience really enjoyed the play. Thank you all.

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