Crimes of the Heart

In her director’s notes, Melville Theatre’s Susan Lynch discusses that this is a difficult play to pin down to a single genre, eventually describing it as a good story. Indeed, with her cast, she does a good job of storytelling.

Set in a languid Mississippi fall, the story was relayed at Southern pace at times, but remained intriguing.

Believable sisters were very nicely played by Elethea Sartorelli as ‘old maid’ eldest sister Lenny, Tanya McCall as ‘prodigal sister’ Meg and Bianca Kenna as wayward youngest sibling Babe.

Newcomer to Perth Robert Ross and Kylie Calwell earnestly supported the sisters, who shared the bulk of the story. Making an excellent community theatre debut was Storm the Stage Runner-Up Skyler Ellis, who was very convincing as young lawyer Barnett Lloyd.

Well-chosen set dressing and costumes nicely helped in telling this bittersweet story.

It was a shame that this play, with broad suitability and appeal, was comparatively under attended.

Kimberley Shaw

Image: Tanya McCall, Bianca Kenna and Elethea Sartorelli

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