Palace Theatre
Three star
THE thing about Wythall Theatre Company is that they're not afraid to try something a bit different.
WTC has a habit of putting on comedies, whether it's because members are good at them or they simply enjoy having a laugh, and Alan Ayckbourn's Man of the Moment was no different.
The major difference this time around was, believe it or not, filmed scenes of some of the characters in an outdoor swimming pool - which was projected onto the back wall of the stage.
Tough TV presenter Jill Rillington (Anna Ahmed) brings together ex-con Vic Parks (Phil Knight) and timid bank clerk Douglas Beechey (Adam Lee) 14 years after Douglas's unexpected heroism put Vic behind bars and sparks are expected to fly....
Phil Knight, Adam Lee and Dave Key, who played Vic's manager Kenny Collins, really got under the skin of their characters and as a result gave superb performances.
It was also refreshing to see some ingenuity with the pool scenes.
MC
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