The Mob
From: Wednesday, 3rd September 2003
To: Saturday, 4 October 2003
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Synopsis
The country is on the brink of war. One member of the Government believes the invasion would b an immoral act. How far will he take his opposition? And what will be the effect on his friends and family, his marriage and his life?
Our Review:
8 September 2003
You could have heard a pin drop during the riveting two hours it takes for John Galsworthy's 1914 play, The Mob, to unfold. This is not only due to the uniformly terrific performances but, more significantly, the extraordinary resonance to contemporary issues.
MP, Stephen More, (Kevin Doyle) stands alone in opposing a British war-mongering government from invading a smaller, weaker nation for no apparent reason other than to increase its colonial power and influence.
His maverick convictions and his commitment to stand by them, whatever the cost to himself and his family is at the core of the drama. His views conflict with the 'patriotic' and pragmatic urgings of his wife, Katherine, his War Office father-in-law (Bernard Holley), and even the family nanny whose own son is shipped out to the front with More's officer class brother in law, Hubert.
Set against the big picture is the touching and often moving relationship between the MP and his...
Cast
Kevin Doyle
Robert Benfield
Philip Benjamin
Claudia Elmhirst
Bernard Holley
Vilma Hollingbery
Oliver Senton
Richard Simpson
Susie Trayling
Danny Brown
Stuart Burgess
Sam Dowson
Creative
John Galsworthy (Author)
Orange Tree (Producer)
Sam Walters (Director)
Lorna Marshall (Design)
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