C Byrne

Boring set, lazy choice to keep a modern boardroom in the centre when we're supposed to believe these are poor German brothers selling fabric in 1800s. When you pay £95 for a ticket you expect to be wowed by costume and set, instead we get the brothers dressed in late 19thc suits throughout and a boring glass box for a stage! No excuse. The three actors were amazing though given it's a timeline script with very little character development and hardly any stakes throughout.

This book had a profound effect on me.

All the hallmarks of a debut play. Expositional rant at beginning to inform us of the near future dystopia where the lead actress panics about climate change - instead of letting us infer it. Clever concept - sibling rivalry when one twin overtakes the other, yet seeks approval of her sister. Sadly, over-long, over-earnest outpourings with little light relief by way of wry humour left me aching for some light relief and I almost nodded off. I enjoyed the acting and being back in the theatre after a long time but this story needs some serious edits to engage. Probably more suited to a US audience rather than a wry, cynical British one!