Dan Nolan - Missing, Oaklands Youth Theatre, Sarisbury Green Community Centre

A double bill of drama by two youth groups, the first of which was Mark Wheeller's play about the disappearance of the late Dan Nolan. I feel privileged to have been invited to see this play again.

I saw the first performance of the play earlier this year. This time, with the same four young actors, performance experience shone through. Many performances later, the play is just as compelling, gripping and tragic as before. At its core, it is just as harrowing as in its original form but tells the story in greater depth.

In the light of recent events - Dan's remains were found in Swanage - it has been necessary to make additions to the script and advantageous changes have also been made to the presentation although the clever boxstaging was used to great advantage.

We can only ponder at the enormity of the grief and trauma experienced by Dan's family, his young friends and schoolmates. We must, however, relish Mark Wheeller's powerful story telling of such a sad story with tragic consequences.