This light-hearted comedy was based around the age-old theme of a love-triangle, but it was brought up to date with a modern Seattle setting and three hapless characters.
The basic plotline was that Mark, an earnest young man, was desperate to keep his Mexican boyfriend in America, so insisted that his best friend Brooke married the boyfriend to keep him close.
As you can imagine, this didn’t go as smoothly as Mark would like, and he ended up torn between friendship and love.
The play used very well-trodden stereotypes – the camp gay man, the ruthless Latin lover, the damsel who is led astray by men – to create a story that was achingly predictable.
It was not bad as such, just not very original. A worn sofa was placed at the centre of the stage, which gave the play the feel of a sitcom, as warm and familiar as dozens of TV shows you’ve seen before.
The actors played their parts well and were enthusiastic throughout, but these roles didn’t challenge anyone, as evidenced by the polite laughter from the crowd.
It was a pleasant way to spend an hour, but not particularly memorable.
Two stars
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