The world premiere of David Tristram's latest play, Lockdown in Little Grimley, took place in Taranaki last week and is set to thrill audiences around Taranaki until the end of the month.
The show is being performed in theatres and rest homes around Taranaki, starting with the premiere on Friday night at the New Plymouth Repertory Society, followed by a Saturday night performance at the Opunake Lakeside Playhouse, the performance on which this review is based.
Directed by Morris West, who also plays the part of Gordon, the chairman of the Little Grimley Amateur Dramatic Society, the play gets the audience laughing from the moment it starts.
While this is doubtless greatly helped by having a fantastic script from the desk of UK playwright David Tristram, it is thanks to the comedic timing of the tight knit and talented cast of four that this production is just quite as funny as it is.