From the moment Liana Gould stepped on to the stage it was as if Aung San Suu Kyi herself had entered the room.

Using a simple set of prison walls, no microphone and barely any props Ms Gould did more to capture the true personality of the democratically elected leader of Burma than anything I've ever seen or read before.

During the solo performance about the life of the woman who has been made a political prisoner by the country's military junta, Ms Gould moved seamlessly from one story to the next.

One moment she focused on a happy childhood memory, the next on a student uprising in 1998 which left thousands dead.

But throughout it all the passion and love Aung San Suu Kyi has for her country was evident.

The show's writer, Richard Shannon, spent a year researching her inspirational story, reading everything she has written and speaking to her family and friends.

The strength of his script was that it gave the audience the opportunity to see behind the public figure.

Aung San Suu Kyi spoke of her insecurities of not living up to people's expectations and the grief of living apart from her husband and sons.

It was these moments of vulnerability and anger - she spoke about smashing her piano in a rage when a friend was imprisoned - that made her so real.

The hour-long show ended with the simple statement "I have never lost hope" and it was easy to see why Aung San Suu Kyi's people love her so much.