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When a genius commits a murder, the plan is perfect.
But is it foolproof? Inspector Drake is back to face his greatest-ever
challenge. Who is the mysterious Doctor Short, and why did he marry a warthog?
Has he murdered his fourth wife – or did she murder him first? These are
just some of the questions facing the indomitable Drake in this hilarious
sequel to Inspector Drake and the Time Machine.
Director: Matt
Stanley
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Review from the Basingstoke Gazette by Lucy Marshall
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here)
Review
from NODA (National Operatic & Dramatic Association)
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here)
Review from the Loddon Link
(click here)
Review from the Bramley 265
magazine (reproduced by kind permission of Bramley 265 Editor,
Emma Cunningham)
INSPECTOR DRAKE A
SUCCESS
Innuenda, farce, slapstick and a mysterious mole provided a lot
of laughs when the Loddon Players performed in Sherfield last month.
Members of the local amateur dramatic group performed "Inspector Drake
and the Perfekt Crime", a comedy by David Tristram, in the wholesome
surroundings of Sherfield Village Hall. These nights are always wellsupported
by the villagers in Sherfield, and I was honoured to be invited along as
reviewer.
The action moved along at a good pace with none of the
embarrassing silences often associated with amateur theatre. The cast seemed to
know their lines well, with only one obvious moment of fumbling, which was
quickly recovered. The acting was deliciously hammy, as the script demanded,
and allowed the cast to really have fun with their roles.
Danny
Spurrier was beautifully stupid as the goofy sidekick Sergeant Plod, and Peter
Francis was strange and menacing as the evil Dr Short. The best performed of
the night was that of Gary Comerford in the title role of Inspector Drake. Gary
had some of the best lines, and delivered them well. He did fall off the stage
twice, but I think that was part of the plot!
I later found out that
during a scene where Dr Short is passed out over the back of the sofa and the
rest of the cast has to get up close and personal with him in attempt to locate
the aforementioned mole, poor Peter Francis was in face having ice applied to
places where ice should never be!
Reviews from the audience:
"What a great performance from you last night - thank you
for making us laugh and well done to all involved. Danny you were brilliant,
and I really was worried you were going to be strangled for real! You were
bright red!"
"...the laughs were constant throughout… Danny! I
can’t believe anyone can go sooo red so quickly. And Danny and Gary really
bounced off each other! Pete - that rather satisfied look on your face when
Danny was *ahem* checking your bottom. And ladies – excellent screams all
round! Jane – love the wig!!! Well done everyone for an excellent
production."
"I haven't laughed so much in a long time!! Danny - you
were the star of the show. Im sure the audience went home with a big smile on
their face - I know I did - it was a very entertaining and enjoyable evening.
Congratulations to Matt and the gang - it was fab."
"It was a triumph
yet again!! The whole cast always give 100% and were hugely entertaining, and
we thought that Sergeant Plod and Inspector Drake were particularly
professional and "laugh out loud" funny. We are looking forward to the next
production already! Hope it's another corker of a comedy!"
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