Ambition is not lacking in the Dulwich Players. Director, cast and crew took on a challenging subject and staging fearlessly.

Matt Owen and assistant director Elizabeth Holden deserve credit for strong casting, considered staging and for pushing cast and technical crew to a standard which exceeds expectation for an amateur production.

Of course, everyone knows, or should know, the constant balance for amateur theatre companies of balancing quality with budget.  The stunning Theatre Peckham was the perfect venue for this production and those involved in the painstaking work of securing it should be thanked.  As should Jan Rae for Box Office.

Theatre Peckham not only provided an excellent stage but the ability to technically excel. Engagement of the audience was attributable to the creative use of technology which enhanced the story and was not just an opportunity for a smooth scene transition (although these were effortlessly managed by Gill Daly, James Ward-Parrish and Emily Lamm).

The play was unnoticeably long due to the technical skills of Matt Owen (lighting design), Alex Walton (LX Programmer), George Brooke-Smith (LX Operator) and Nick Duqemin (Sound Design, Operation and Video Operation). This really was a throwback to the era, which, if you missed it, you really did miss out. Music and video visuals (news clippings) really helped to create a feeling of being back in time and the political landscape.

The skilled handiwork of our creatives off stage should be commended.  
Rebecca Dallaway (assisted by Charlotte Holmes and Heather Wilcox) created the corporate world of it’s time and made the actors roles come to life spectacularly, the colours, the cuts, the style.  Backs of closets and charity shops must have been raided!  The blush, shine and hairspray, artistically designed and applied was the icing on the cake.  Clearly, every cast member felt comfortable and confident a contribution that we come to expect from Maddy Jones.

The cast had a difficult job in engaging us on a subject matter which has somewhat been out of the mind of audiences for some time.  However, their energy and commitment to accent, physical embodiment of their character is to be commended. The way the fourth wall was tested made you feel as an audience you were part of the action.  This really was such a team effort.
Returning to the stage with the Dulwich Players, Daniel Aarons (Jeff Skilling), Mark Kelleher (Andy Fastow) and Ed Beesley (Ken Lay) all gave astounding performances which caused the audience to cringe as they exposed the greed which led to the collapse of Enron.

Newcomer Eloise Fleet (Claudie Roe) strutted and primped around the stage, demonstrating the efforts that women make to be noticed in a male dominated cooperate world.  At times it was intentionally jarring and excellently portrayed, welcome. Kate Boydell (Lawyer) also contributed, with her usual style, to the strength of the believable corporate world.

Casting choices of a female heavy ensemble cast (Sybil Gimblett, Rachel Fletcher, Torrin Maclauchlan, Imogen Lewis, Tim Guest, Louise Norman, Alison Dennison and Pauline Kennedy) were excellently made and shone. Highlights have to be the Raptors, Reporter and bubble blowing accountant.

The bar has once again been set very high!