Took two days over this one as I was travelling home from the holidays. This was one of two playscripts I was given for Christmas. It's a really interesting mix, as it's set in two time periods as the current owners of a large house try to piece together the history of the place, uncovering along the way a young creative mathematician ahead of her time and a link to Lord Byron. It's an interesting take on historical research, and a fantastic story unfolds as the modern-era characters uncover documents, books and artwork in scenes alternating with period ones showing those same documents being written and the events that surrounded them.
I definitely enjoyed this one, possibly because I've been filling up on murder mysteries for a couple of weeks and while it's not quite a whodunnit, it does have it's own mysteries. The writing style is easy and fun to read and while there's not a lot of backstory revealed about the modern-era characters, they are essentially narrators to the Byron-era characters and their story. That could be played down entirely or left to the actors and director to bring their own characterisations into the mix. I'd be interested in seeing how that side of the play is brought to the stage, if I get the opportunity to see it performed.
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