BAFTA REVIEW FOR
"LOOK BACK FOR MURDER"
St. Joseph’s Players
St Josephs Players
latest offering was Agatha Christies ‘Go Back For Murder’, based on the great
author’s book- ‘Five Little Pigs’. The first act takes place at five different
settings that are depicted forward of the main stage and highlighted through
effective lighting.
We are introduced to
Carla Crale who is desperate to prove that her mother was innocent of poisoning
her father. Carla is portrayed by society stalwart Claire Nash who played this
character with ease and brought an assured, well studied performance to the
stage. She enlists the help of Solicitor Justin Fogg played with by Paul
Jameson who assists her in locating each of the witnesses to obtain their
version of events. Jameson’s performance complemented that of Nash and they
worked very well together.
As Carla sets out on
her quest we are introduced to several other characters who all agree to
revisit the Carla’s family home to reconstruct the events that led to the
murder of her father.
The set for act two
introduced us to Carla’s family home and what a great set it was too. It
consisted of a sitting room that extended out into the garden. Well designed
and cleverly lit to add great effect. This act was presented as a flashback to
the day of the murder where the events of the day are revisited.
This is where the
characters came to life and splendid performances from Karen Jones, Pauline
Nevell, Keith Hindley, David Hodgkinson, Kay Unsworth, Karl Gerrard, Muhammad
Al-Yasseri and Pauline Dowsett all combine to bring this murder mystery to a
conclusion (of which I wont reveal!)
Director Donna Wood
has gathered a very talented and well chosen cast who brought Christies script
to life and portrayed the story with great aplomb.
Graham Cohen
