Starring Bearwood’s very own Colin Buchanan (okay so
he was born in Dundee but he used to live here...we’ll take that) J B
Priestley’s Dangerous Corner is set in the glorious 1920/30’s so, if nothing
else, you’re certainly guaranteed some rather gorgeous costumes and sets to
drool over. Happily the team behind this new production has done a fine job on
both counts and we had to be physically restrained from nicking the wooden panelling
and vintage wireless. Centred around a glam get together things aren’t quite as
pretty as they appear on the surface though as the truth behind the mysterious
death of the host’s younger brother starts to unravel as fast as a ball of wool
in room full of excited kittens.
Given that it was written way back in 1932 the mere
mention of sex and drugs must’ve been pretty daring at the time. Even now the
various revelations unveiled throughout the evening would give the cast on one
of those dreadful ‘reality’ TV shows a run for their money (The Only Way Is
Priestley anyone?). We wouldn’t want to give the plot away but suffice to say
that the deceased was a bit of a ‘lad’...ahem.
The cast really evoke the era with Rosie Armstrong
(who appears relatively briefly) in super form as the gossip loving Miss
Mockridge. Matt Milne as the edgy Gordon Whitehouse and Michael Praed as the
louche lizard Charles Stanton also merit a special mention...he makes the
ultimate cad Terry-Thomas seem like a bit of a choir boy.
As a fine piece of period escapism with more twists
and turns than a year’s worth of soap scripts this is one corner that’s well
worth spending an evening in.
All
photos courtesy of Robert Day
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