The title of this show may lead you to expect a musical, but it is in fact a visceral, edgy insight into alcoholism, a two-hander getting a worthy transfer from Hampstead’s downstairs theatre.
Our protagonists (unnamed, just He and Her) meet at an AA meeting and strike up a relationship based on a mutual understanding of their shared issues, but is also at risk of dragging the other down, back to the addiction they are trying to shake off. They meet many times, the intervals unclear, most of which involve temptation by one party.
The relationship isn’t helping them with their predicament, but they are drawn to, and never away, from one another. They prowl around the stage as if sparring, moving in, pulling back, remembering previous meetings, some accurately, some falsely. You know they can’t stop and you know it will ultimately be destructive.
The performances by Alex Austin and Rebecca Humphries are extraordinary, acting with every inch of their body, baring their very souls. With the audience on two sides, there is an intimacy to Guy Jones’ staging, though I’m sure it was even more intense in the smaller space. Joe White’s writing has such an authenticity about it that you lose yourself in the characters as you immerse yourself in their plight.
So glad I decided to see this, another harrowing but illuminating experience.
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