Oh yeah!...It's Mr. Snelgrave

Subject: One Flea Spare represented theatre in one of its simplest forms. What was there… a couple chairs, two walls with some window holes, a door and a bookcase? Not much to really get the imagination going when you first walk into the room. I knew it was going to take some decent actors and a hell of a script to fill two and a half hours of the night with solid entertainment. One thing was for sure, the audience was definitely going to be up close and personal with the actors. And that’s where the real entertainment came into play for me. Movements and expressions were going to be critical if the actors really wanted us to believe that they were in character. Speaking of characters, of only five in the play, everyone seems to always be criticizing Mr. Snelgrave. People have a tendency to open their mouths before they know what’s going to come out. On the whole, I can understand Mr. Snelgrave better than any of the other characters but maybe that’s because I can relate to him in some ways. Look at him subjectively and you’ll gain a greater understanding why he acts the way he does. His personality comes from experience and hard times molding him into the way he is. He is solely a product of his generation. Most likely Snelgrave didn’t have to earn his start as a kid but it takes a lot of work to maintain what you have. He is proud of his status and is going to make that known in his own house. Back in those days, he couldn’t just go out and divorce a cheatin’ old bag of wrinkles. And you’d be hard pressed to find a nice soul in the world when one third of every one you knew was dropping dead at your feet. Not to mention, he has Bunce and Morse taking his belongings and his wife conspiring against him. I would be a little self-indulged too. Nevertheless, when people review Mr. Snelgrave, they need to take a deeper look.