Kangaroo
Court Theatre Company have taken the D H Lawrence classic and updated it
to 1984, the year of another Thatcher election victory.
The
essence of the story remains, wheel chair bound Clifford Chatterley,
played by Nick Thomson, is a influential figure in government circles,
but unable to sexually satisfy his beautiful wife Constance, Sally Gooda,
and suggests she finds another to sire a child. Constance is attracted
to grounds man Mellors, Paul Stacey, and this leads to an inappropriate
relationship.
The
development of this liaison, with many pitfalls along the way and the
subsequent breakdown of the Chatterley's marriage, together with the
growing dependency on the care of his nurse leads the play to its
conclusion.
This
is an interesting interpretation, well acted, staged and directed.
Obviously due to the nature of the piece there is nudity, scenes of a
sexual nature, and strong language, so it would not necessarily be
everyone's thing.
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