Two chairs, a table and a back wall filled with train tickets, polaroid selfies, drama posters and a cardboard cutout of Shakespeare – is this a re-creation of my university flat? The play hasn’t started and It’s OK, I Still Think You’re Great is already nailing it. My twenties melancholy and existential dread are back. Thanks guys…
The show I’m recommending to people for the rest of the Fringe.
The plot of this three-hander is simple. Friend comes back to visit old friend at old flat. Friend meets new ‘perfect’ flatmate. Tension. Secrets. Feelings. I’m making it sound generic, but it’s not. The thing with this piece is it’s not just a story: it’s an experience. It’s that feeling you have in your twenties when you’re too old to be spoon-fed but too young to have full confidence in yourself, your abilities and your standing in the world. In one way or another, this comes through in each character, even if they pretend they’re absolutely fine.
All three performances are outstanding. Just when I thought one of the talented actors onstage was the stand-out, another would creep up and stun us with a killer of a line delivery or heart-breaking confession. Flossie Adrian, Olivia Khattar and Dominika Wiatrowksa are absolute stars. Along with writer Raffaella Sero and director Lania Hamilton, they have crammed the experience of being in your twenties into a fifty-minute show. It’s astounding.
Witty, incredibly well-written and emotional in parts, It’s OK, I Still Think You’re Great is something I wish I had seen in my twenties and is the show I’m recommending to people for the rest of the Fringe.
