The Inspection of Stanley Manor

What happens when a council worker knocks on the door of a house containing a Vampire, a ghost, a love struck Mummy, a giant worm, and a crazy Professor and several other zany characters? You certainly don’t anticipate the wacky, absurdist twists found in this very funny show.

The use of shadow puppets for the character of Narrator and to establish location within the house was very clever and well executed and using the screen to perform some scenes in silhouette worked well. 

The cast of 4 actors performed confidently, and the action moved at a good pace with many exits and entrances on the tiny stage.

The writing was witty, and each of the characters has their own personality even if only appearing for a few moments. The one character that seemed to not fit was Terry  - this unsavoury character was more cringe-worthy than funny and his unaccompanied song was both creepy and badly delivered.

This is a great little show with lots of potential to be developed into an even better little show.

Shirley Jensen