Mr. Downstairs, whose real name is Jerry Stallings, did not insist. But he didn’t slink off, either. Instead he followed her to the elevator, ...

Oh, did we mention a truly new and newly unnerving demonic villain in the man called “Longlegs?” This conniving, Manson-esque serial killer (or killer by proxy), with a mop-haired, pasty-faced madman ...

The playwright wrote Downstairs at Mr. Daly’s request, and it too often seems that way, more designed to showcase the actors’ talents than to express anything meaningful.

I think being a downstairs character suits me as a person - I'm not good with airs and graces. But the great thing about Mr Pritchard is that he spans both worlds - and very efficiently at that.