Three stars
Director Rikki Beadle Blair puts Ratcliffe, who plays Sam, and Michael Walters as Noel through a series of emotional hoops in a narrative whirligig that would be easy to lose control of if not paced as carefully as it is. Ratcliffe and Walters, on stage throughout, are to be admired for their restraint.
As a series of photographs projected onto the back wall illustrate key moments,the scenario is familiar from the likes of Truly Madly Deeply and Ghost. Despite its dramatic invention, the play’s structure might itself lend itself more to the screen. The play’s final moments take a leap beyond all that, though, as it fast-forwards its way through a matter of life and death in heart-rending fashion.
Summerhall until 28 August, 12 noon-1pm
The List, August 2022
ends
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