Bitter Lemons – Pleasance Courtyard (Beneath)
Two women, both in their twenties, are high fliers in careers traditionally associated with men. One is a professional footballer, the other a banker. They are both on the cusp of even greater success. But their lives are changed for ever by something that can never happen to a man - they get pregnant.
This is a wonderful new play, beautifully written by Lucy Hayes. It is transferring next month to the Bristol Old Vic.
The writing is spare, often poetic, and crackles with energy. There is gentle humour, too, especially in the descriptions of the women’s relationships with their mothers.
Apart from a brief meeting at the end, the women never interact. They tell us their stories and we in the audience are their confidants. We are never told their names, but these women are spe...