The scenes in the New Orleans bar have Carlos Marcello explaining the motives the Mafia have for getting rid of the President JFK.  Marcello says Lyndon B Johnson is “one of theirs”.  We hear about Oswald’s background, his time in the Marines, his qualification as a sharpshooter and his time in Russia and his Russian wife and child.  Marcello says that there are several shooters to be placed around the presidential route and that the Book Depository where Oswald has a job is one of them. 

Trevor Nunn’s experience directing is unquestionable and the performances are good although Ferdy Roberts’ Mobster is a tad melodramatic.  Janie Dee’s acts frame the scenes elsewhere convincingly and we are all interested that Dorothy rose to fame as a theatre critic!

The play draws you into the conspiracies none of which are new revelations but the structure of the play works well at introducing the theoretical basis.  I saw The Marilyn Conspiracy at The Park Theatre in June 2024 which just concentrated on the death of Marilyn Monroe and actually find it quite sad that more is written about her death than her beauty and skill as a talented actress but then that is the draw of conspiracy theories.  I was diverted By Torben Betts’ play if not newly informed.