Rachael’s Cafe

The owner of Rachael’s Cafe, Eric, a conflicted cross-dresser who yearns for full gender reassignment tells us her story as she closes up for the night and prepares to leave for an important school function with Naomi (his/her ex) and their three kids. Lucy Danser’s debut play is something of a tour de force. The writing is pitch-perfect and deftly tackles the themes of identity, longing, and acceptance without ever descending into the mawkish or the preachy. Rachael (based on a real person) is brought beautifully by to life by Graham Elwell in a bravura performance packed with subtlety and charm. A small gem of a play. Go see it.

The Marlborough,
15 May

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