REVIEW: Strictly Murder, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.
MURDER, mystery, red herrings - this play has the lot.
But although there is much to commend in Brian Clemens play, set in 1939, there is also a feeling that the various elements don't quite fit.
We have a young couple living in a rundown cottage in Provence, but the man has a mysterious past.
Then there is a strange old man - what secrets does he hold?
Throw in another mysterious stranger and you have a first act that tantalises and is full of intrigue.
After the break, though, the amount of emotion flying around is a little overwhelming and the whole play ends on an all too convenient a note.
Kim Tiddy as the young woman at the centre of the intrigue, does a fine job, even though she has to spend most of the time sobbing her heart out.
Giles Watling as Ross is solid enough, but the play just wasn't particlularly convincing.
Steve Payne
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