Review of Anthony Shaffer's Murderer Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Murder dramas are loved by the British public. Agatha Christie is the world’s bestselling novelist (outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare) viewing figures for Poirot, Midsummer Murders and Lynda la Plant dramas are always sky- high, conspiracy theories a plenty regarding whom exactly Jack the Ripper was exist, and, as a nation we are all intrigued by the likes of Fred West, Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. Amongst these is “Murderer” a dark comedic thriller that explores the obsession with Murder! The 7. 0s music starts and we observe a trendy middle class and arty couple flirt and dance around the living room. We are in the 7. 0s there is no doubt, the music is playing, there is cheeky drinking and merriment in this household. The performance starts fantastically, Bradley Clarkson’s portrayal of the aspiring murderer Norman is beautifully executed. Clarkson has a very difficult task to keep an audience entertainment for the first 1. We watch this clean freak who likes everything in its place, (takes a moment to plump cushions and put the magazines away) experience a lexicon of emotions whilst he drugs, strangles, and then proceeds to take his lover to the bathroom to perform Uxoricide. As an audience there is a sense of uncertainly, a nervousness about whether we should be laughing or not as we voyeuristically observe Norman cruelly take a scarf and strangles someone whom we thought he loved in front of us. Bradley easily slips in and out of various characters as we watch him live out his dreams of murder over the space of one evening, we laugh with him and he really does become that enigmatic character that we can’t help but love, even though it is quite clear that he is psychologically disturbed. All four cast members gave great performances, however, Bradley Clarkson (Norman Bartholomew) and Andrew Ashford (Sgt Stenning) were in a different league. These two were faultless in my opinion. The scenes they have together flow beautifully, they play very well off each other and create a magic that must be seen. I hesitate to give any plot details away and I beg you not to look up the plot synopsis before you go and see this show. Experience it raw with all its blood and glory! Now he hopes to perform the perfect crime of his own. Gallery / Search; Search for Murderer Upstairs. Found: 46 item(s) on 4 page(s). Displayed: item 13 to 24. Knowing that someone is intent on killing your friend, you hide her upstairs;. If you answer the inquiring murderer with something truthful but evasive like. Murder dramas are loved by the British public. Agatha Christie is the world’s bestselling novelist (outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare) viewing figures for. Gallery of 1 movie poster and cover image for A Murderer Upstairs (2017). Download Movie A Murderer Upstairs. The comment under the photo to the right simply states "UpStairs Lounge patrons during. 10 Youngest Murderers in History. She let 12-year-old Tate and 6-year-old Eunick play downstairs while she went upstairs to take a nap in preparation for her.
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