Nightmare is a tale of two movies. To the
consternation of fellow boarding school students,
a teenage girl is racked with nightmares
of her insane-asylum-committed mother. She
decides to leave school and return to the family
home, a large estate with built-in housekeeper,
cook and chauffeur. But matters only get worse
and the tale changes from her issues to those of
the people around her. It is my steadfast rule to
never need spoiler alerts attached to a review.
But I can tell you
the second act of this two-act play is far
more engaging than the first. I suppose that is
as it should be except act one is so contrived it taints a compelling performance by Moira
Redmond (Jigsaw) in slightly less-contrived act two.
CAST: David Knight, Moira Redmond, Jennie Linden
DIRECTED BY: Freddie Francis
WRITER: Jimmy Sangster