I’ve always rather fancied the idea of going to a health farm to be pampered for a few days, but after watching this comedy farce by Derek Benfield I’ll maybe think again. It is set in just such an establishment, where a businessman has gone for a relaxing break – which quickly becomes anything but, as his secretary, his daughter and his wife arrive in rapid succession.
I've always rather fancied the idea of going to a health farm to be pampered for a few days, but after watching this comedy farce by Derek Benfield I’ll maybe think again. It is set in just such an establishment, where a businessman has gone for a relaxing break – which quickly becomes anything but, as his secretary, his daughter and his wife arrive in rapid succession.
HAVING spent rather longer than expected in a foreign airport departure lounge last weekend, due to a delayed flight back to Gatwick, there were certain aspects of this intriguing bitter sweet comedy with which I could most certainly identify.
FOR lovers of Crime Drama, the performance of Norman Robbins’ play, ‘Practice to Deceive,’ at the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown this week is a real treat. In the tradition of thriller style plays, this one does not disappoint.
I really like the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown. It’s one of those theatres that has a good size stage, allowing the actors room to perform, while at the same time being intimate enough from an audience perspective to draw you in and not make you feel that you’re being lost in a vacuum, watching from afar. The only risk with such a set-up, however, is that if the actors are not able to rise to the occasion then this theatre is not kind to you, exposing every awkward moment and fluff-of-a-line. So, how did Ferndown Drama Group do with their play “Ring Round the Moon”? Well, read on and find out...
