Spy Game

Thank you for inviting me to your theatre supper performance of Spygame, a night of entetainment and delicious food! A big thank you, also for giving me the opportunity to present Jean with the District 13 Flame Award for her services to both Mortimer Dramatic Society and Aldermaston Players.

This play was set in a remote house in the countryside where a group of strangers had been invited by a mystery person to audition for a reality television show. Lots of twists and turns followed leading to a very final and somewhat unexpected twist in the tail at the end.  

All the cast had good clear characters, which they maintained throughout even when not the centre of the conversation. It was clear that they were all confused as to what was going to happen and they built up the tension very well as they became more anxious and suspicious about the situation they were in. There, were some lovely moments of awkwardness in the opening scene resolving to warmer friendships, flirting and mischievous scheming during the play. The climaxes were very well worked by the director, and I was kept guessing to the end what the final twist would be and was certainly shocked at the turn of events.

The box set design was very well thought out, with the main entrance near the centre back so that the characters could be clearly seen and heard. French windows and a service door provided two additional entrances that gave good variety and space to positioning onstage.  The spy hole in the painting was very well done, and the discovery of the camera there was most ingenious.

All in all, this was a cleverly directed play, and the cast looked very natural and comfortable together with good energy on stage.

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