Imperfect though the play is, Nottage’s insights into marginalised lives are always to be welcomed
Dramas set in frenzied kitchens on both sides of the Atlantic are all the rage currently. There is the brilliance of television seriesThe writer is American Lynn Nottage, queen of the depiction of fraying communities in the US’s post-industrial Rust Belt and here she takes us back to the town of Reading, Pennsylvania, the scene of her almighty Pulitzer Prize-winning hitmade the name of director Lynette Linton, who is at the helm again here.
Single mum Letitia and Rafael are full of spark and attitude, quite the comedy double act, when they are introduced to newcomer Jason . Spirited though the performances undoubtedly are, none of the actors manages to make complete sense of their characters.
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