REVIEW: The Meeting, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, until August 11

By The Newsroom
Published 19th Jul 2018, 22:47 BST
Updated 20th Jul 2018, 00:18 BST
Laurie Davidson and Lydia Leonard. Photo by Helen MaybanksLaurie Davidson and Lydia Leonard. Photo by Helen Maybanks
Laurie Davidson and Lydia Leonard. Photo by Helen Maybanks
Charlotte Jones' fascinating, complex drama '“ at times comedy; towards the end full-on thriller '“  makes for compelling viewing as it slowly, quietly, powerfully draws us in.

Vicki Mortimer’s ingenious set gives the stage remarkable depth while retaining a simplicity which gives director Natalie Abrahami the perfect platform. On it she orchestrates it all to near perfection – from the least promising of premises.

A play about an isolated Quaker community at a time of threatened Napoleonic invasion hardly seemed the most glittering prospect for a night out; yet all concerned conjure a little theatrical magic here for a piece which might just, on longer reflection, find itself nestling up there alongside Arturo Ui, Taking Sides and Collaboration as the best the Minerva has given us in years.

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