vanishes to be replaced with a feeling of betrayal and a gut wrenching ‘why don’t you just grow up!?’. Not to be forgotten is Leighton Hunt who played Rufus, the hotel waiter. Leighton brought a sly confidence to his role: his scenes with Laurie being very sweet. The piece was well rehearsed, and the actors had meticulously learnt their lines – which was evident as the prompt wasn’t heard once. A few more lighting changes might have possibly helped show the passage of time, particularly in Act Two, and there were a couple of heat related sound hiccups, but other than this, the technical team supported the production very well. Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised by the play. Having not heard of it before, I had no expectations. What I got was a gritty, funny and modern drama challenging modern attitudes to gender identity. It was so refreshing to hear these topics and perceptions approached on stage: it really was a very welcome breath of fresh air. I commend The Little Theatre for taking this on and I can only hope the audiences this week will appreciate it as much as I did. An old saying in theatre: Less is more (not always true) but in this case it’s true. Four performers, a great script and sensitive direction resulting in a cracking evening had by all.
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