Witness for the Prosecution
From: Monday, 31st May 2010
To: Saturday, 5 June 2010
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Synopsis
Opened in the Winter Garden Theatre in London on 28 October 1953. A young man is accused of the murder of an elderly woman he had befriended but, in the courtroom, he soon realises that he cannot rely on the testimony of his own wife - even to save his life!
Our Review:
Anne Morley-Priestman - 25 May 2010
It all takes place less than 50 years ago. Much has changed since then. Much has remained the same. Which may be why Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution is still such a gripping story. Its action shifts between a QC’s chambers and the Old Bailey as the trial in connexion with the murder of a wealthy old lady reveals past tragedies as well as present prejudices.
There’s a fine double set by Simon Scullion, all dark wood and dusty light. Courtroom dramas place the audience in the jury’s place, only we in the theatre have the advantage of peeping behind the court into the lawyers’ offices to discover things which do not always come out in the witness box. Instinctive reactions – first impressions – are not always the best. Amateurs do misjudge but, of course, so can the professionals.
You may well know the story, from the 1957 film version if not from a live production. Leonard Vole is reliant on his wife for a...
Cast
Lisa Kay (Romaine)
Denis Lil (Sir Wilfred)
Ben Nealon (Leonard Vole)
Robert Duncan (Mayhew)
Peter Byrne (Judge Wainwright)
Mark Wynter (Myers)
Creative
Agatha Christie (Author)
Bill Kenwright (by special arrangement with Agatha Christie Ltd) (Producer)
Joe Harmston (Director)
Simon Sculliion (Design)
Mark Howett (Lighting)
Ian Horrocks-Taylor (Sound)
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