Double Indemnity – Opera House
When you bring a classic film noir like Double Indemnity to the stage, there’s an expectation that it will be tense, gripping and full of drama.
This production at the Manchester Opera House certainly looks the part but doesn’t quite deliver the thrill you might hope for.
Set in 1930s America, the play follows insurance salesman Walter Huff who becomes entangled with the mysterious Phyllis Nirdlinger, with the pair plotting to murder her husband and claim the insurance money. It’s a story packed with deceit and manipulation, but here it unfolds at a more measured pace than expected, lacking some of that edge-of-your-seat tension the original story is so well known for.
Ciarán Owens takes on the role of Walter with confidence, portraying the character’s descent into moral chaos wit...
