Theatre 503, London
The peaceful behind-the-counter romance of two young women is disturbed by the arrival of an outsider
The shelves are crammed with wine bottles, colourful tins, cereal boxes and washing powders. It’s a bit of a mess but there’s something about this ramshackle shop, designed withcareful carelessness by Jasmine Swan, that feels like home. Katie and Hope, who both work here, kissed for the first time by the counter. It’s where they fell in love. But the safety of the shop is about to be compromised and the outside world, and all the danger and confusion it entails, is about to be let in.
Little happens in the shop – but it’s a lovely kind of inactivity. Katie (Olivia Rose Smith) and Hope (Fanta Barrie, burning with energy) occasionally wipe a surface but they also juggle tangerines, steal kisses and gently tease shop owner Jo (Jenny Bolt). Nineties love songs play on the radio, although the play’s precise setting remains unclear. Lucy Adams’s lighting soothes everything it touches. Director Hannah Hauer-King keeps things cosily low key and the early scenes glow with an easy sense of affection and belonging.
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