THIS one-hour monologue was presented by the Bootleg Theatre Company as part of the Poole Literary Festival. It was written by John Foster who is subject leader of the screenwriting programmes of the Media School of Bournemouth University.

Director Colin Burden did well with only one actor with well-timed moves and got the most from the pauses and change of direction.

This was not an easy piece and credit most go to Clare McCall for being word perfect and telling the story of how she and four friends went on a killing spree in Bournemouth – eradicating elderly people.

Her description of the OAPs they killed was spine-chilling.

The only difficulty for me was the fact that for most of the time, Clare’s face was in shadow which was a great pity, as when she was sat on the floor and could be seen clearly, her facial expressions were superb.

I’m glad to say she was not fazed by someone in the audience who did not have the courtesy to turn off their mobile phone – she did not even blink or change pace – well done to her.

Also all credit to her that at the end of the piece I looked at my watch expecting to see 30 minutes had passed when in fact almost an hour had gone by.