Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Made For Each Other by Monica Bauer is a one-man play ostensibly about gay marriage and the struggle to find true commitment.

The storytelling was elegant, speaking astutely about promises, family and mental health. The fear of developing Alzheimer’s disease is beautifully and truthfully dealt with.

John Fico gave an admirable performance, crafting four distinct characters on a bare stage with minimal costume. His talent shone through each creation, who emerge as flawed and lovable, struggling to love and be loved.

The great notion that once you are dead, you reside in the brains of your children allowed for lighter moments of humour to shine through. Fico’s cheeky expressions and unexpected tap-dancing added to the mixture of genuine emotions.

A softening of the sound and lighting would help reduce the starkness of the solo performance, which was a little abrasive at first in the small theatre space.

For a subject matter with so much potential for cliche, Made For Each Other was surprising in its sentiments, avoiding softness and self-pity for a celebration of unlikely love.

An enjoyable hour of theatre in the intimate Dukebox Theatre with a powerful ending.