“No Sex Please, We’re British”
Spotlight Theatre Company: 6/25 – 813
L-R: Christian Mast and Rachel White
The current offering at the John Hand Theatre on Lowry
is Alistair Foote’s and Anthony Marriott’s “No Sex Please, We’re British.”
A close
relative to such shows as “Run For Your Wife,” “Caught in the Net” and “Move
Over, Mrs. Markham,” it’s the kind of British farce with which the fledgling
Spotlight Theatre Company began its journey.
Now that
this troupe is maturing it returns from time to time to revisit this genre of
theatre. For us as audience it’s a great pleasure to see the result of the
honed skills both in direction and in acting.
Director
Luke Allen Terry has done a superb job in his casting and pacing. The piece de
resistance however, is the director’s casting of Christian Mast as Brian
Runnicles. Why? Mr. Mast is a comic genius and his twitchy, fidgety hilarious performance
will have you grinning from ear to ear all evening long.
The show
begins with an unsolicited package of pornographic literature being delivered
to the apartment of newlyweds Frances(Rachel White) and Peter Hunter(Tony Ryan.)
Horrified at the contents of the package, they do everything possible to keep anyone
from discovering this carton’s contents. The unexpected arrival of Peter’s nosy
mother, Eleanor (Ann Myers) complicates the situation exponentially. When it
seems that the newlyweds’ struggle to keep up appearances can’t get any worse
it gets amped up even more when they enlist Mr. Runnicles, a jittery,
high-strung friend from Peter’s workplace to help dispose of them.
Even the supporting roles in this bright evening of
farcical whimsy are filled with actors who relish the play’s silliness. They
are: Wade Wood, Susan Rahmsdorff, Kelly Dwyer, Dan Connell and Randy Diamon.
Tickets are $12 - $22
The John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver, CO 80230
Free parking.
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