TOUCH AND GO

Most people know the author of this play, Derek Benfield, as the actor playing Hetty Wainthropp's husband in the detective series on television but he is a most entertaining writer of stage comedies. This play was no exception.

Funny from the moment one of the leading actors Brian (Keith Hayes) appeared in his bright red tracksuit for a rendezvous with his mistress Wendy (Naomi Millard). Location for this was the flat belonging to a friend George (Rod Bissett). Brian was exercising on the orders of his wife Hilary (Liz Webster). I am sure the kind of exercise Brian was undertaking was not what Hilary had in mind.

But back in Brian's home Hilary was using the time to rendevous with flat owner George.. No problems here until surprise, surprise George's wife Jessica (Suzy Donnelly) arrive back from a holiday in America one day early.

Explanations from Wendy and Brian regarding why they were at the flat, lots of  "Whitehall Farce" type of cupboard hiding, clothes changing and rushing between locations. On the spur of the moment explanations for the situations made for an evening of fun and laughter especially when both men were expected to eat a meal of Coq a Vin with both mistress and then go home to the wife and eat the same meal!!

Most of the actors on stage I had not seen before and it is good to see that they maintained the Grange Players high standards and I look forward to seeing them in the future.

A clever set, stage split in half showing sitting rooms of the two propertiesand of course, loads of appropriate props. Clever lighting indicated which room was the focus of the action.  

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