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The Cat and the Canary
by John Willard
Adapted and Directed by Keith Pollard |
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Cast |
| Miss Una Pleasant, an austere housekeeper |
Carol Ardley |
| Roger Crosby, a solicitor |
Steve Hill |
| Harry Blythe, and estate agent |
Keith Miller |
| Cecily Young, a pretty young airhead |
April Kitney |
| Susan Sillsby, a middle-aged, acid tempered spinster |
Pauline Lucas |
| Charlie Wilder, a poet and commercial artist |
Jim Saphin |
| Paul Jones, a garage owner and vet |
Tom Miller |
| Annabelle West, a fearless young beauty |
Vicki Veness |
| Hendricks, head guard at a local lunatic asylum |
Greg Slaughter |
| Patterson |
Peter Spencer |
The action takes place a Glencliff Manor, a remote old mansion in the wilds of Westmoreland.
It is 1938. |
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Notes
Well described as a "spoof horror, with more spoof than horror", this
play did, nevertheless contain its fair share of suspense and
surprises. The scene was set from the very beginning by Andrew Mier's
delightfully spooky soundtrack, followed by the curtains opening onto
Trevor Lewing's clever and atmospheric set, complete with a secret
panel and other special effects. The cast portrayed well as
eccentric a bunch of distant relations as you could ever wish to meet,
some of whom might not be all that they appeared to be. Keith
Pollard's directing was, as always, meticulously thought out,
extracting every last squeak of humour from a script which had needed a
certain amount of adaptation to update some elements which might, in
our current times, be regarded as somewhat "un-PC". The reaction
from audiences confirmed this as another winner in Keith's illustrious
directing career. |
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