The Ministry of Fear

Synopsis

When Arthur Rowe bumbles into a garden fête during the Blitz he's haunted by his past and innocent of his future. But from the moment he enters Mrs Bellair's fortune teller's tent he trips into a hell of corruption and betrayal where he's way, way out of his depth

Our Review:

Anne Morley-Priestman - 7 April 2010

Menace is sometimes much easier to communicate in film or television than on stage. Noises and music amplify the terror. Theatre Alibi’s production of The Ministry of Fear, which Daniel Jamieson has adapted from the Graham Greene novel achieves its effect very cleverly indeed with a cast of six playing multiple roles and two instrumentalists tucked to the side of Trina Bramman’s ingenious set.

We are in England during the height of the Second World War. London and other major cities rock under the onslaught of the Blitz. Refugees of all shades of political opinion plan and plot for the future. The government takes its precautions. Ordinary people just get on with their lives; they live, they love, they die. Arthur Rowe (Chris Bianchi) knows all about that – he’s emerged from a prison term and finds himself at a church fête where the attractions include a fortune-teller’s booth and guessing the weight of a delectable-looking cake....

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