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The Graduate, Barn Theatre, Southwick, April 9
6:01pm Friday 11th April 2008
Ben, 21, just graduated and disillusioned, is seduced by the middle-aged Mrs Robinson.
When her daughter Elaine returns from college, Ben falls in love with her and feathers fly.
The Wick Theatre Company's production contains several finely acted performances and two outstanding ones.
As the predatory Mrs Robinson, Gill Etter's interpretation is spot on. In the seduction scene she is cold and distant - she takes but does not give.
Guy Steddon gives a masterly performance as Ben, moving from morose and laconic to manic hysteria - a comic gem.
Adapting this 1960s movie for the stage, Terry Johnson has returned to the novel for extra scenes.
While most work, the final scene is a bit of a damp squib compared with the film's ending - the runaway couple looking out the back of the bus and wondering what the hell they have let themselves in for.
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Since the last post time has been flying past and now that we are in Beijing the Olympics (and partying) are our number one focus. We travelled Shanghai to Beijing via overnight train in a sleeper. It was much better than expected - we had a great meal in the buffet and few beers and a nightcap before sleeping soundly. The fare is around 45 quid and we would recommend it to any one.
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