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As a piece of dramatic writing, the start of the Handforth Parish Council meeting is utterly EXQUISITE.
The establishment of key backstory, the immediate insight into dynamics between the characters, the apparently civil dialogue crackling with subtext... it's all in there.
The establishment of key backstory, the immediate insight into dynamics between the characters, the apparently civil dialogue crackling with subtext... it's all in there.
Whoever wrote this is clearly a genius and we can't wait to see what they do next.
Who's their agent and when can we publish the full thing, please?
A moment of silence for all the drama school audition panels who will now hear nothing but 'READ THE STANDING ORDERS! READ THEM AND UNDERSTAND THEM!' for the foreseeable future.
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So many ways to play the Chairman's last line – is he genuinely trying to intimidate Jackie Weaver? Goad her into a mistake? Or has he realised what happened to the last speaker and is desperately trying to avoid the same fate?
This script is so rich for actors it's a GIFT.
This script is so rich for actors it's a GIFT.
If this doesn't get Daniel Day-Lewis out of retirement, nothing will.
One standout moment after another, this script. And we're still only in Scene One!
Obviously Councillor Brewerton's line is instantly iconic, but it's the non-sequitur callback from Councillor Burkhill, placed with absolutely PERFECT comic timing, that really get us.
Obviously Councillor Brewerton's line is instantly iconic, but it's the non-sequitur callback from Councillor Burkhill, placed with absolutely PERFECT comic timing, that really get us.
Solidarity with everyone else out there who turned up to school play auditions hoping to get Jackie Weaver or the Chairman but ended up as David Pincombe. 
We feel your pain.
We feel your pain.
