No 42 -- Summer 1994 Edited by Michael Walters
A very pedestrian production, and unfortunately Margaret Smith (Patience) had lost her voice and chose to mime, Maureen Craig (also Lady Ella) singing the role offstage. Iain McInnes was a youthful Grosvenor, whose tenor voice did not suit his role. Nor did he "suit" his costumes! More at ease was David Craig (Bunthorne), who provided the most memorable moment of the show, when, in the preamble to "Sing Hey to You" he produced an easel and drew a cartoon of John Major, with the line "Back to Aesthetics" raising a much-needed laugh. Celia Craig's Lady Jane was excellent, and the Major, Colonel & Duke played with much posturing by Ronald MacFarlane, Philip McMillan and Walter Anderson. Producer was Alan C. Jones, and MD Timothy Redman.
LINDA WOOD
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