Death has struck. Two close couples are formed from two sisters and two best mates, but a car crash takes one of each and the survivors seek solace in one another in the house they shared. Funny and moving in all the right places, this is a tragicomic Men Behaving Badly by the twentysomethings, of the twentysomethings, and for the twentysomethings.
Told mainly through flashbacks we are privy to the defining moments of their tight four-way relationship. The perspective lies mainly with the male survivor, who is the straight man to his goofy pal who steals every scene he’s in. The writing conveys their blokey but tender friendship with snappy lines and sincere idiocy. The sisters are marginally less prominent but not neglected, all four have their moments and form a well-rounded set of likeable characters.
Each scene forms a solid mini-story and is typically based on likely common ground with the audience — catastrophic attempts at flirting, jovial bickering on holiday, afternoon beer and Grandstand, and so on. Every vignette packs a small but meaningful punch and they all add up to a very satisfying and real whole.
The acting, although decent, is perhaps the greatest weakness. The cast put on a good show but can’t quite scrape off the greasy film of falsehood except in a few places. This is splitting hairs however, and the slight immaturity of the performance certainly will not spoil things for you, it just leaves a sucking vacuum: the glaring opportunity for improvement. All told this is an excellent addition to your Festival line-up.
4/5 
Bernie Greenwood
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