The Clockmaker's Daughter

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In the present day, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel which contains a mysterious sketchbook and an old photo. However, there were moments of inspiration in Michael Howcroft’s direction (for example, creating a bridge and a brook out of benches), but I would have liked more imagination and colour in the set and staging.

It was hugely exciting to get another opportunity to see this most impressive new musical once more after being spellbound by Robert McWhir’s profoundly beautiful production at Clapham’s Landor Theatre in 2015. I didn’t have a great deal of difficulty tracking them, except the one that was introduced at the 50% mark was difficult to orient (but by then I was growing weary of getting to know new characters and was eager to see how the mystery would unfold). The Clockmaker’s Daughter was preformed by students from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music at the Laban Theatre, London. This falls under personal preference, but I would have liked a bit more time spent on present day characters.

The author requires the reader to work for the clues that tie the story line together, so in that sense it’s not an easy read.

During that summer, artists meet at the twin-gabled house on the Thames, known as Birchwood Manor, to relax and inspire their art and creativity. Morton (The Lake House) explores the tangled history of people and place in her outstanding, bittersweet sixth novel .We are then transported back a few decades to discover Constance’s father/creator – grief-stricken clockmaker Abraham Reed – tormented by the loss of his beloved wife, striving to create something that can replace her. Musical Theatre Review Covering everything from new writing at the grassroots of the industry to the latest red-carpet openings in the West End and on Broadway, the Musical Theatre Review spotlight falls on all aspects of professional musical theatre. Think The Miniaturist meets The Little Stranger, woven together with a contemporary thread, and you won’t be far off. Later she earned first-class honours in English Literature at the University of Queensland (1999) and won a scholarship to complete a master's degree focussing on tragedy in Victorian literature. Unless explicitly stated that they are free, all books that I review have been purchased by me or borrowed from the library.