I found this a very impactful and engaging account of the road to recovery from addiction. On reflection, it was perhaps a less 'makes you think' play than 'gives you insight'. The horrors of withdrawal were well evoked, with suddenly multiple actors appearing as if a flock of birds.
The acting was tremendous, particularly by the lead, Denise Gough, and the set design also was outstanding - a crisp white arch from which pieces - e.g., the bed and desk - rose up or dropped down.
Most impactful to me were the scenes towards the end when the lead is reunited with her parents who portrayed the almost defeated air of suffering this testing child but who then tested her by presenting her with the box of all her discarded drugs - left in her room, the box glowed with its evil energy and we were left with slightly ambiguous ending as to what happened next.
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