Inspector Drake's Last Case

We all went to see "Inspector Drake's Last Case" being performed by the Redbourn Players on Friday evening, and what a great time we all had!
"Inspector Drake's Last Case" is an Agatha Christie spoof written by David Tristram.  The main characters are Inspector Drake and his sidekick, Sergeant Plod, who investigate a murder, interviewing a number of characters with confusing names like Cook the Gardener and Butler the Guest.  Inspector Drake calls the characters by completely different, humorous names each time he speaks to them, for example referring to Gardener, the Cook as Mrs Gargoyle or Mr Guest, the Butler as Mr Gonad!  Absolutely hilarious, though as the plot was far too complicated for a little bear of no brains, I just enjoyed the humorous dialogue and great acting!
The cast were all brilliant, especially Andy Turner as Inspector Drake - he has such a great voice and commanding presence that he was just perfect in the role.  David Howell as Sergeant Plod was great too, as were all the other characters.  This was definitely a play with strong male characters, all of whom were cast really well.  But the female characters had little to do except stand around and look pretty, which was a shame as we know they can act their socks off!
This was yet another brilliant production from the Redbourn Players!

And the evening was topped off with coffee at Ruth and Clive's before we wended our weary way home in the wee small hours of the morning!

What a Farce 2011!

Yup, it's that time of year again - we are off to see another play by the wonderful Redbourn Players, with me as cub reporter and reviewer!  This year it is Inspector Drake's Last Case by David Tristram, which is described as the ultimate Agatha Christie spoof and includes a wonderful list of characters, including Cook the Gardener, and Gardener the Cook!  Oh dear, I do hope this bear of little brain can keep up with the plot :-(

What a Farce - 2010!

The Redbourn Players excelled themselves this year with an outstanding performance of "Run for Your Wife" by Ray Cooney!  The plot is the story of a London cabbie, John Smith, who has 2 wives who know nothing about each other.  One wife lives in Streatham and the other in Wimbledon.  Unfortunately, his carefully organised double-life starts to unravel after he is mugged and the police from both areas get involved, with hilarious results!

We bears thoroughly enjoyed this play - it was a much more ambitious production than the one they performed last year, but as usual they carried it off with aplomb! 

As all 3 nights were sold out, we would recommend that you book up early for next year's production - whatever it is, it will be funny, beautifully-performed and a great night out!

What a farce!

Bev and Paul went to see a farce on Friday evening, and what a great time they had - the play was excellent and comes highly recommended, though unfortunately it was only on  for 3 nights so it will be finished by the time you read this.

Our  friend, Clive, was appearing with the Redbourn Players in Philip King's farce "See How They Run".  He was brilliant, as were all the cast and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  We would definitely go to see another play by the Redbourn Players - they may be described as amateurs, but this play was anything but amateurish!