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(TK‘i ! j The themes o f hyp ocrisy! vS and manipulation that have! ,:f; underpinned the previous i -i'productions are here seen inj; glorious humour. <


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-' It^satirical, ~ ■ is played by Dyfan ‘ bnMIiantly funny and


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e n t e r t a i n m e n t : fell for him com-\ pletely! ' ,


j but how good o f the artistic ■■ directors and planners to give j us such a wonderfully funny , . and clever ending with Rod- ■ i


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• Gloumov is determined to 3 climb the social ladder, aridt get money. He cons; manipu­ lates and tricks his way around.! several eccentric characters to get there, helped by his fnoth-S er (Penelope Dimond). , .


!.u There isn’t a weakTink in? a superb ensemble cast; Ri-2 chard Braine as the pbmpvj ous Mamaev, Caluiri Finlayas’;' Gorodulln, ayoung man of irii! i


The original play is set in Si the mid-nineteenth century; i


;.;;buthereupdatedtothei96os’ I The music is terrific and is aii integral part of the prodiic- tion. I award a big gold star to


. Paul Hunter and the produc-1 tion team. -


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:.: have seen (or as I did for Alev-1 el) Moliere or any Restoration


:;,?audience participation, but I ! . ;j know you will have fun. ■


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I Hayley Carmichael as Kleopatra Ilvovna Mamaaevand Dyfen Dwyfor as Yegor Dimitrich Gloumov InToo Clever By:: Half.:


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