Walking into Bullet: A Superhero Comedy I really didn’t know what to expect. I was intrigued, curious, and looking forward to what was to come. As the show began, it seemed like an interesting prospect. The show utilized no props, no scenery and very little movement. It was just six actors on stage reading from script. The purpose was to recreate the old style Radio serials and comedies from before the days of film and television. The idea seemed good, but all too quickly it simply became a bore.

The biggest problem with the show was the script. The story seemed all to predictable in a time when Hollywood is releasing a new superhero film every 5 minutes. What Bullet needed to do was stray away from that formula and create a more complex, interesting, and suspenseful piece to sustain the audience for just over an hour. The fact that the script simply wasn’t particularly funny (besides a few chuckles from the audience) didn’t help (despite the “comedy” in the title).

By half way it became clear that Bullet was simply a vehicle for the performers to make funny voices. This wasn’t necessary a bad thing. The performers, for the most part, did a fine job. All of them were able to keep their distinctive voices intact for the length of the show, and it was clear they were enjoying themselves. Stefan Taylor did a good job as Bullet, but wasn’t particularly memorable, despite being the title character. It was Louise Joy McCrae as the evil Dostoyana who really stole the show by bringing so much passion and enthusiasm to the role. The biggest criticism of the show, perhaps, was that she was so underused. Whenever she was speaking, you could almost forget the problems with the script.

The opposite could be said of Nicholas Barker-Pendree. Obviously, this man has considerable talents as a voice actor and the producers wanted to utilize this. At first this was fine, but by half way through the show, he’d been so overused (four separate characters, at last count, all of them fairly prominent) you almost grew tired of him.

Despite the talent of the performers, it was not enough to save the show. It wasn’t very engaging and simply dragged on too long. There is, however, potential for the show and with some work to the script, the producers can create a much more interesting experience for the audience.