An ostensibly gay couple sit in marriage counselling, laying bare mundane tribulations in unreliable monologues and duelling dialogues in front of an audience. Who gets stuck doing the dishes? Who hogs the blanket?
It is only during this counselling session in the new comedy-drama play Unconditional that one partner, sweet and socially conservative, finally realises his other half has been chemically transitioning from “he” to “she” for months – without telling him. “Holy shit,” the man says. “Am I straight now?”
