Loot

Synopsis

The events in this blackest of comedies take place on the day of a murdered woman's funeral. The coffin dominates the stage, but where is the body? And where is the stolen loot from the recent bank robbery? What is the secret history of the much married nurse? Just how close is the friendship between Dennis and Hal? And why does the man from the water board seem to be conducting a murder inquiry?

Our Review:

20 April 2010

In Joe Orton’s Loot at Hull Truck, Foxton’s nostalgic and authentically detailed set transports us back in time to the mid 1960s, as the audible murmurs of recognition from the audience at the sight of those familiar floral furnishings and domestic embellishments, suggests. The set immediately hints at what has been, and what might be yet to come; the various spiritual paraphernalia emphasise one of the play's major themes.

We are drawn straight into the action of this dark comedy on the day of Mrs McLeavy’s funeral. Hal McLeavy and his inseparable friend, Dennis, have embarked on a bank robbery to finance a life of leisure overseas. Now they need to find a place to hide their stash. Where better but the coffin of Hal’s recently deceased mother - but how will Hal and Dennis conceal the corpse? Meanwhile gold-digging Nurse Fay sets about coercing bereaved Mr McLeavy out of his estate until the arrival of Inspector Truscott threatens to uncover all kinds of truths and dr...

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