12 October 2015. La Musica at the Young Vic.

This play features just two people - a couple who have divorced and are meeting in one of their old haunts to decide what to do with their remaining possessions. The innovative production at the Young Vic comprised two parts - in the first, the couple sat with their backs to us at a raised level and their faces were relayed by video onto two large screens. In the second half, they came to ground level and the audience moved their chairs to surround the small pit accommodating them.

This was essentially a play of words rather than actions. The couple went over the events that culminated in them splitting up. Both had been unfaithful. Both seemed to be looking to re-create the early excitements of an affair. They regretted moving out of their hotel meetings to settle down in a house. She wanted to have a baby and stop wasting time. Both seemed to retain a passion for each other.

I came away feeling quite downcast by the seeming familiarity and accurate capturing of the gloom and ragged endings of the end of a relationship. Overall, roughly as the FT said, this was an extremely introspective play, well staged and well acted.