Badger's Drift

     Off to Cardiff yesterday and a matinee performance of 'Badger's Drift' at the New Theatre.  This is an adaptation of 'The Killings at Badger's Drift', the first episode of the ITV detective series 'Midsomer Murders'.  Written and directed by Guy Unsworth, it starred Daniel Casey plus very hard working ensemble cast.  Fans of Midsomer will know Casey played DS Troy in the tv productions.  I, though, am not a fan, (neither do I hate it); the theatre, however, was full, which is good to see. The original screen adaptation of the novel by Caroline Graham was by Anthony Horowitz.  A touring production w interesting use of scenery etc, which reminding me of similar technique in the National Theatre of Wales adaptation of  Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town'.