Stephen Smith - actor, producer and director of this production, is obviously extremely talented and his love and understanding of the works of Edgar Allen Poe is unequivocal. In a studio theatre presentation which lasted just over an hour, he presented two of Poe's more well-known stories. First, 'The Tell-Tale Heart', which was followed by 'The Pit And The Pendulum'. With good costuming, make-up, and effective lighting (although at times it was too dim - especially when acting purely by "candlelight"), Smith skilfully takes us on Poe's horrendous and depraved journeys into his world of what has become known as Gothic Horror. His command of the stage and his vocalisations are quasi-Shakespearean and the sound effects etc which he employs to create the necessary effects make our skin creep.
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