ADRIFT IN THE CRUEL SEA
RITICS in general seem to be full of praise for the serial version of "The Cruel Sea." | cannot agree with their laudatory remarks. | have found it disappointing, and after listening to the first four episodes | have heard enough. We know that the story is good, so | feel that the fault must be with the actors. In my opinion, the acting is "hammy," except perhaps for the Captain and Bennett. Ferraby, | find particularly irritating; he sounds more like a sulky schoolboy deprived of his pocket-money than a sensitive young man. Lockhart, too, is undistinguished. The scene in the wardroom where he reads Churchill's "Blood and Tears" speech aloud to the others present positively creaks. |, for one, found it embarrassing. Nicholas Monsarrat, the author, does his part as narrator quite creditably,"but | feel he is not speaking in his natural voice; the register is too low and appears to be a strain. | do not think the NZBS players have much to learn from this production, but perhaps | have been spoiled
| by hearing too many first-class BBC serials and plays.
C.
Evans
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 730, 10 July 1953, Page 10
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220ADRIFT IN THE CRUEL SEA New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 730, 10 July 1953, Page 10
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