ROXY KRASNER AND THE CASE OF THE MUMMY'S CURSE

ROXY KRASNER AND THE CASE OF THE MUMMY'S CURSE

College Players at Brentwood Theatre

12.05.12

"There's a zombie stealing the Ark of the Covenant!!!" They do still write dialogue like that, I'm glad to say, and the anonymous ["… is he Greek ?"] screenwriter behind this Roxy Krasner sequel has come up with a wickedly entertaining confection. Think Indiana Jones done over as a 39 Steps style spoof, and you'll start to get the B picture. There were also a couple of dance routines and a weird Sapphic subplot, all expertly "produced and directed" by Sue Welch and Nick Wilkes.

Technically, the show was a triumph, with a lovely wide set, brilliant back projections and an impressive pair of female facilities.

A strong cast embraced the OTT style, none more successfully than Paul Sparrowham as the lecherous Limelight Larry – his striptease and cover-up a comic highlight. Roxy herself, talking novel and secretary sidekick, was engagingly done by Lindsey Hollingsworth, with Darren Matthews as her granite-jawed detective. Excellent work too from Emma Feeney as Cleo Cartwright, Mariam Uddin as the undercover reporter Holly Woods and Hannah James as Goldie, Queen of the Nile. Best support – Stephen Bracken-Keogh's dyspeptic telegram man, and, well worth waiting for, a double cameo from June Fitzgerald and Elaine Laight as the Salmon Sisters.

We're promised a third episode, and indeed were treated to a slick trailer before the credits rolled.