![]() Camilla Clarke’s set suggests a life on the verge of starting, with paint samples carefully dabbed on the walls and a big white bed that is first a happy place and then, later, a very sad one. They’re great characters in their own right, but it’s when the two talk to each other that we’re utterly, cheek-warmingly charmed.ĭirector Kate Budgen sends Alex and Rupert whirling around the stage space in the early days of their courtship, folding the audience right into the heart of the action. Gemma Lawrence impresses as Alex, who is both utterly sure of herself, but lost and broken too. I find real submarines fascinating, which probably contributes to why WG's approach to them irritates me so much.Huw Parmenter is brilliant as numbers man Rupert, who eats egg whites for breakfast and says words like “twerp” and “fiddlestick” without an ounce of embarrassment. I have to admit that - assuming the Mockers Gods hate me and I get both submarines - I'm quite looking forward to looking around the models although I'm unlikely to play the damn things, the work that comes out of WG's art department is usually top-notch. I'd probably play neither very much, but I'd prefer an I-56 over, say, a Brandenburg or a Florida. I was more conflicted about the Bazan, for instance. I'm not exactly a "collector", but I do prioritize real ships in general: I got Sherman as soon as I won that coal auction and Tromp is also a no-brainer. ![]() I get your attitude, but frankly I have so many ships that most are port queens anyway: if I can't get something "prestigious", like a Benham or a Giulio Cesare (a guy can dream.), I'd rather have a sub that was built in steel over most paper ships, or worse a WG fantasy design. ![]()
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