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<\/a>Gabriel Oliva and Kate Whitney. Photo by Ed Krieger, as is the one at the top of the page.<\/p><\/div>\n
One note about that particular date before we move on: The program lists the \u201cTime\u201d as \u201cThe Present,\u201d but that can\u2019t possibly be. There are no cell phones, the landline phone numbers have just a few digits in them, (and they ask the operator to get them the people they\u2019re calling, rather than dialing themselves,) they discuss making six thousand dollars a year as being wealthy, and the wardrobe is most definitely vintage, (although that one could just mean that everyone is fashionable and trendy right now!) And it was written in 1959. So my<\/em> detective skills tell me the program has it wrong, and the time period is really mid-century.<\/p>\n So, now that you know that going in, you can relax and enjoy the show.<\/p>\n Kate Whitney and Roslyn Cohn. Photo by Ed Krieger.<\/p><\/div>\n Not only is The Sound of Murder<\/em> entertaining, but it\u2019s one of Theatre 40\u2019s most well-done shows all-around; the acting, the use of occasional mood music, the lighting by Brandon Baruch, and, as usual, a spot-on set by Jeff G. Rack. I have not one quarrel with the entire production!<\/p>\n This is the third show at this venue in which I\u2019ve seen Kate Whitney, and I\u2019ve found that she never disappoints. She\u2019s always so perfect for this type of old-fashioned role. When I was less time-constrained in life, I used to live for old movies, and Kate sounds just like all those strong dames in the film noir ones. She has that fast, crisp Bette Davis way of delivering her lines. I love that!<\/p>\n Peter Trencher and David Hunt Stafford. Photo by Ed Krieger.<\/p><\/div>\n And David Hunt Stafford, who also serves as the theatre\u2019s Artistic Director, is always at his best as a successful Englishman. Especially when he\u2019s a mean husband\u2014you love to hate him!<\/p>\n Roslyn Cohn is perfectly creepy as his spinster secretary, and the three gentlemen who round-out the cast are all exactly as they should be in their roles.<\/p>\n (L-R) Peter Trencher, Kate Whitney, Gabriel Oliva, and David Westbay. Photo by Ed Krieger.<\/p><\/div>\n So, great job, Theatre 40, on every level.<\/p>\n All of you<\/em> should enjoy that work, too. Just make sure you go with someone whose arm you can grab. Trust me on that!<\/p>\n The Sound of Murder\u00a0<\/em>running through April 14, 2019<\/strong> THE SOUND OF MURDER This new production at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills is one of their best. I highly recommend it. I love it when this theatre presents old British murder mysteries, and The Sound of Murder is just that. It\u2019s an obscure play from 1959, which makes it right up my alley. Even<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>
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