Theatre Review: Comedy about a Bank Robbery

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timing was extremely accurate and his stance and voice change truly embodied the stereotypical older man. He says "Get your hands off my daughter" in an authoritative tone towards Mitch, lowering his pitch and decreasing the speed of his speech as well. He jutted out his jaw in a judgmental way and squinted his eyes as a result of furrowing his brows. He effectively over-exaggerated his reaction which is a key element of his excellent farcical acting skills that contributed to the comedy of the scene.

In the next key moment of the scene, Mitch makes the comment of "I thought you you'd be a grey-haired old timer" to Sam. In response, while Sam is turned to Caprice, Fogell begins to display his agility by sprinting to the cabinet and aggressively grabbing the powder sitting on top of it. He then clumsily covers himself in the powder, in order to match the "older" appearance Mitch was expecting. The rapidity of his actions as well as the clumsiness add to the comedy of the scene, ...

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