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Comment by carmen medway-stephens on October 18, 2010 at 0:37

Interesting review considering everyone else has made positive comments. Although many have said the ending was a little long. However, I did think the playwright truely captured the loss and grief of the 'ones left behind'. His use of language to convey this was apt considering he is talking about a 'mother's' grief. Everyone who was with me agreed too. To be a mother and lose a child is something very personal. My Grandmother lost her son in the 1970's through a drunk driver, a car he shouldn't have been in, a journey he should never have gone on and for me this play spoke about an Uncle I never knew and the eternal grief that nearly ripped the family apart so for that I think Gary's writing was spot on. The use of slang and swearing was there to perhaps to engage a younger audeince as a young person said to me recently 'go see a play!! I'd rather put a needle through my eye'. About a 100 youngsters from the local college loved being able to relate to the characters rather seeing something stuffy that would turn them off theatre for life. So for that purpose I think the play set out what it wanted to achieve. Unfortunately Saturday night saw the story come true where a fatal car accident happened in the local area rumoured to be drink driving. You wonder 'if only the youngsters saw this play...'