With Sarah Bos and Wendy Bos
Holden Street Theatres, from now to 27 February.
Review – Geoff Jenke
“There is a strange place in grief where all the rules change”
Written by acclaimed playwright Zinnie Harris, Meet Me at Dawn is the story of being honest and exploring the triumphs and tragedies of love.
I don’t want to give too much away and believe me this is very difficult. The story begins with two woman who, it soon becomes obvious, are in a relationship, have been in a boating mishap and are washed ashore on an island (or is it a sandbar, which will be consumed by the sea at some time?). We meet Robyn first, very wet and obviously not very well. Then we meet Helen, also very wet, who is very high on adrenaline and being a scientist, the sensible one, soon making a SOS on the beach out of clothing.
With Robyn, panic sets in. What if it is only sandbar? How do we get home? What about the dog at home, the food in the fridge, friends? Then the realisation, “Something has changed”. Are they falling apart?
A strange woman appears before them. Do they know her? She only repeats what they say and then disappears.
So many questions but the answers do eventually come. You will have to see the show to find the answers out for yourself.
Directed by Nescha Jelk, the play is surreal and the two performers carry the show with their splendid performances.
At the splendid Holden Street Theatres, but be quick, only until Sunday 27 February.
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