Death of a Murderer - Blue Room

Death of a Murderer (Plink Plonk Productions) Based on a novel by Rupert Thomson Adapted for the stage by director Matt Penny Featuring Chris McCafferty, Kingsley Judd, Michael Rae, Nina Deasley and Helen Angell Lighting Design by Mike Nanning Britain’s most hated woman is dead, and Constable Billy Tyler has been called in to guard the notorious child-killer’s body. This is the first stage adaptation of award-winning UK author Rupert Thomson’s work, based on his novel Death of a Murderer (short-listed, 2007 Whitbread Book of the Year). We saw this production last night and all I can say to all involved is WELL BLOODY DONE! Fantastic & effective theatre. Well done Matt - this really does deserve recognition - great theatre, well written and nicely directed. Some fantastic performances. Chris - great naturalness on stage - lovely connection throughout - final speech, wonderful. Kingsley - outstanding (as per usual!) Great speech - well performed - took the whole audience on a journey they didn't really want to take. Mike - Great character - wonderful stage presence - wanted to see more (of the performance you filthy bastard!) And Helen - object achieved - creepy, yucky, get back you weird bitch! Lighting - sounds - effects: Excellent! Created the perfect atmosphere for this show. I felt very uncomfortable more than once (and it wasn't just the chairs). Wonderful theatre - real life thrown in your face - what do ya think of THIS! This deserves to be seen by more. Well done everyone involved - Matt, cast, crew - hats off! Only two nights left - so probably too late if you havn't seen. PC