Very, very poor adaptation of the original books. This production ,merges some of the stories together and omits strategic characters (where is dear Mouse-like Evie?). Makes little use of the town of Rye (Benson's 'Tilling') and places Lucia Lucus in a pink pebble-dashed house! - the whole thing about Lucia moving to Tilling was her desire to have the best Georgian House in England! The characterisations are mere shadows of those in the books and some are completely off the mark - would urbane Mr Wise sit drinking in a pub with Major Benjy? I don't think so! Read the books and enjoy them - give this production a wide berth!
Review of Mapp & Lucia
