Far
from home facing the reality of your own mortality, no family no close
friends and no boyfriend, admittedly the relationship finished some time
ago.
Trish
(Victoria Johnston) is sitting in a wheelchair on a hospital roof in
Vancouver, Canada counting the stars.
Her best friend Susie (Hayley Rudd) has traveled half way round
the world to be with her bringing a bottle of Iron Brew. After
discussing the things that have happened since they last, met Trish
takes Susie around the sights of her Glasgow childhood from her house to
Sauchiehall Street, from the museums to the shops and from the swimming
pool where she learned to swim to Loch Lomond.
They decide that after they finish counting the stars in they
will count the bubbles in a bottle of Iron Brew.
Victoria
Johnston puts in a very creditable performance as Trish. Although her
energy levels fluctuate during the performance, I felt they did not fade
as someone in her situation would.
When recalling landmarks from her youth she brings these
descriptions over very creditably, so much so I thought she were back
home in Scotland.
Her probable feelings of pent up anger and frustration, turn to
bewilderment at times and although this comes out in the speeches
occasionally the body language said something different.
Hayley
Rudd as Susie is a very good foil for Victoria, but I would have liked
to have seen more anger in the character. I know how I would have felt
if my best friend were ill and didn’t seem to be fighting.
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