Forget the Netflix adaptation of One Day: Benedict Lombe’s new play is a pretty-much perfect, bittersweet modern rom-com. It flashes back and forth over the relationship between Des (Heather Agyepong) and Dre (Tosin Cole) from their awkward first meeting at school aged 16, to an emotional crux at the funeral of Dre’s beloved “Nana” when both are 32.
Director Lynette Linton draws achingly subtle, detailed performances from her two leads, which showcase the fine grain of Lombe’s writing.
