My Boy Jack, RAODS, The Plaza (From Daily Echo)
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My Boy Jack, RAODS, The Plaza
11:26am Thursday 10th November 2011 in Curtain Call By Jim Rumsey
HAVING urged his son to enlist for the First World War, Rudyard Kipling (Alistair Faulkner) is tormented by guilt when his son, Jack, goes missing. A convincing performance highlighted Kipling’s dilemma.
Caroline Kipling (Glenda Thomas) is torn between supporting her husband and ‘protecting’ her son. This was a heartrending performance, striking just the right balance.
Jack (Steven Lilly) knows he wants his father to be proud of him, but is full of apprehension – admirably portrayed with full conviction. Guardsman Bowe’s (Frank Allen) lurid description of the trenches and Jack’s fate adds much to the realism and emotion of the play. Only Kipling’s daughter, Elsie (Gemma Wilks) wears her heart on her sleeve and challenges her father’s motives.
Director, Janet Courtice, brings out sensitive performances from all members of the cast. The set (Tim Sullivan) and sound (Nick Longland) help create realistic conditions of Kipling’s home and the French war trenches. This appropriate Remembrance drama runs until Saturday.
