By all means not mind-blowingly amazing, more interesting and good. There are moments of clumsy direction, especially with the mannequins, the special effects are rather substandard and hindered by budget and Charmian Carr's singing voice sometimes did sound on the weak side. The settings are decent though for its budget and give the production a creepy but also melancholic look. The stage direction succeeds in being frightening and poignant, while the photography is decent and the sound while it could have been sharper was serviceable enough. Anthony Perkins is charming and commanding with a pleasant singing voice- just 6 years since playing one of Hitchcock's creepiest and most iconic villains in Psycho-, and Charmian Carr is an attractive partner for him with her acting faring better than her singing. Dorothy Stickney deftly-characterises and seems to be having fun with her role. Stephen Sondheim's score and songs though are the real star, and while not one of his best scores they are of high quality, I Remember and Take Me to the World are outstanding. Overall, not a classic but worth discovering. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Review of Evening Primrose
