Salient and Cappicade Editor

Extrav this year did at least move with some speed—a fact which is to the producer's credit rather than anyone else's. This is particularly praiseworthy considering the appalling proportion of new names on the cast list. Thus the whole result was a rather better show than anything for the last four or five years. And apart from some flatfooted movement—or lack of it—the cast didn't look too amateurish. Scenery was not outstanding, nor were props, though this might be because the script didn't allow of much spectacular. The script itself seemed to be fairly good throughout, especially where it was low enough. The cracks were quite often funny. Only main objections—a high proportion of drearily long lyrics, which could have been shortened, inaudibility of words because choruses too large, little convincing plot, and not enough of the McKartho. And, of course, all of the female ballet. Do we really need it? Interval entertainment stank. One last query—what were the Drama Club doing when the cast list was made up.

Denny Garrett.