Two screen stars blaze on stage in this mother-daughter drama: Letitia Wright, of Black Panther fame, captivates as the Gen Z daughter, Erica, while Golda Rosheuvel, from Bridgerton, is minx-ish as her emotionally remote mother, Joyce.
If only Emma Dennis-Edwards’s script were as nimble and compelling. It begins with a flight to Guyana, in comic mode, and travels towards themes of trauma, motherhood and healing that bring broad-brush dialogue, therapy-speak and earnestness.
