FIVE STARS
THE weather may have
lost its summer sparkle so if you are looking for a pick me up I
suggest a trip to the New Wimbledon Theatre.
The theatre is staging
a production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and it is a joy from start to
finish.
The story is set in the
French Riviera in fictional town, Beaumont Sur Mer. It is here that
high class conman Lawrence Jameson fleeces wealthy women who holiday
there.
However things get
complicated when a rival con man, the American Freddy Benson, arrives
in the Riviera and decides he wants a piece of the action too.
Initially Lawrence
wants to send him packing but intrigue and curiosity gets the better
of him and they begin to compete with one another.
The stakes are raised
further when a millionaire heiress comes to town and the pair make a
bet to see who can swindle her first.
But things are not as
they seem and hilarity ensues.
It is a stunning
production with a top notch cast who look as though they are having a
ball.
Michael Praed is
perfectly cast as the ultra smooth and suave Lawrence and Noel
Sullivan as the chancer Freddy Benson - the scenes in which he
pretends to be confined to a wheelchair are hilarious.
Elsewhere Carley
Stenson is fabulous as Christine Colgate, the woman they try and
deceive and Gary Wilmot has a real twinkle in his eye as the corrupt chief of police, Andre Thibault.
With stunning sets and
sumptuous costumes this is a production to savour - catch it while
you can.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
is on at the New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, until Saturday,
October 10. Visit www.atgtickets.com/wimbledon or call the box office
on 0844 871 7646.
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