Spiderific

Bob McLure as well as performing with Langholm for their musical theatre productions also directs their Drama Section. This play was the eigth in a series for this company.

Bob is an acclomplished actor and his own portrayal of the bumbly Sgt Dodde was superb. His mis pronunciation and comic timig was a joy and any aspiring actor who would like to do comedy could not do better than watch him.

The play is set in  Greenbriar Retirement Home and everyone is excited as the Queen is due to come on a vist to the home. However, word of an assassination attempt on the Queen has emerged and the Sgt has been sent to try to weedle out the evil culprit. The Queens inept equerry played by Les Murray arrives to see that everything is in order, for the visit and succeeds in making things worse.

The residents of the home are all fighting with each other to see who will get the honour of presenting the bouquet to Her Majesty and the interaction between Belle played by Anne Halliday and Sophia, Nicole Weatherstone was a joy to behold.  Their playing one off against the other was very well done and I enjoyed the comic timing.

The interuptions by Miss Enderby, Michaela Calvert, who has lost her school choir were nice and the portrayal of a resident, Dan (Eric Hislop) who just told the time was a nice interlude.

The remainder of the cast all played their parts excellently with each one fitting into their characters with ease.

Eventually the culprit is discovered, The Home's Secretary, played really well by Gilly Fraser. She appeared to be the only sane one in the place but suffice to say she gets her cumuppance.

Why. I hear you say, is the play called Spiderific,  well just ask Norman!!!

 

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