The opening stage directions are among the most delightful and vivid I've ever read and I long to see them (and the rest of this play) staged!
Once that fantastic prelude is over, Feeny-Williams tells you exactly what kind of play this is: a circus whodunnit in the style of Agatha–but wait! Like a great magic show, tricks and illusions abound, adding up to a great unraveling of secrets. The genre and character tropes are many and every one is utilized to perfection.
And the movement!!! What a gift to choreographers and dancer-actresses.
And circus mystery buffs!
The opening stage directions are among the most delightful and vivid I've ever read and I long to see them (and the rest of this play) staged!
Once that fantastic prelude is over, Feeny-Williams tells you exactly what kind of play this is: a circus whodunnit in the style of Agatha–but wait! Like a great magic show, tricks and illusions abound, adding up to a great unraveling of secrets. The genre and character tropes are many and every one is utilized to perfection.
And the movement!!! What a gift to choreographers and dancer-actresses.
And circus mystery buffs!