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What I liked
I loved the incredible chemistry and grounded performances between the two leads (Sunshine and Nelson). The dialogue felt authentic and unpretentious, capturing the heavy weight of loneliness and the sudden, flickering hope of unexpected connection without feeling overly melodramatic. And then, I play geometry dash to balance my feeling
What I didn't like
The pacing in the middle section dragged just a bit as the narrative took its time setting up the emotional stakes. A tighter transition between some of the heavier conversational beats would have kept the dramatic tension even sharper.
My overall impression
It was an emotionally gripping and surprisingly tender experience. Set against the gritty backdrop of an 80s strip club, the play deftly balances raw realism with deeply human vulnerability, turning what could have been a cliché story into a poignant look at two broken people finding solace in each other.