Review by Gavin Maclean at the Gisborne Herald
A wet, freezing night was the ideal time to sample Musical Theatre Gisborne’s production The Vicar of Dibley — The Holy Trinity, such was the warmth of the clubrooms in Innes St and the hospitality provided. Their third foray into Dibley, using almost the same actors as before, proved just as hilarious thanks to the brilliant scripting of the original television series, and the casting of the eccentric characters.
Yes, there is a story, three plots in fact; but the joy is in the trivia — the distractions that bring life to the village council meetings, and the classic cosy interludes where the gormless Alice, played to perfection by Olivia White, fails with her intransigent logic to get the jokes told by the vicar. Quannah Nickerson provides an admirable imitation of Dawn French, hovering between subtle reactions and outright crassness. Her dancing pumpkin is a visual highlight.
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