Report Author: Nathan Benson The evening opened with an introduction from a member of the Lowther Pavilion who explained that the tent project has been going for 2 summers and is a trial to see how the community uses its additional space ahead of the launch of its education centre which is up and coming. Knowing Fylde Coast Players’ commitment to bringing quality shows to its community, it did not surprise me that they took this opportunity & they did not disappoint. Director Mick Gray also provide a few words which included a wonder personal story of how he remembers listing to the radio in bed with an earpiece on from a Wireless Transmitter his father had brought home in Japan from his service. So as customary to the infamous BBC radio show, the piece opened with a gag, performed by Kath Greenwood which came with a prewarning of its ropiness. I found the joke to be a good one which had me laughing, so thank you for this. Following this some overture was provided of a recording of Alma Cogan, which was also accustom of the original radio. The production was semi-staged whereby the cast were costumed in topic attire for the 1950s, the cast were all sat on chairs upstage and stood and came forward to their microphones at the appropriate moments to deliver their scenes. As per you would expect in a radio show we had Kath Greenwood providing real life sound effects such as blowing a straw in a water bottle, dropping a heavy object on the floor to simulate the character fainting, door slamming and a finger in the mouth pop which was an amazing simulation of the toe being released from the plughole and the players who were sitting on chairs upstage always called themselves "The actors" were proficient and brought amazing characterisation to life with some facial reactions to add an addition layer to the story telling. This gave audience’s imagination the opportunity to evaporate into a fantasy world and I personally could visualise the scene which was being described in my head. There was a good pace and use of impeccable comedic timing which came with these characterizations and I applaud each of the actors for undertaking such an unconventional presentation of theatre. I am sure it would have been nerve wracking sitting waiting to begin semi in character, speaking the lines in front of an audience. What I would also like to call out is the audience's response to each of the characterising. Looking around them there where audience members who remembered the radio show, their reactions from the likeness of the actor's voice to the original cast was invigoration & a testament to the players. Thank you so much again for inviting me to this wonderful performance and I look forward to your next production in October