I really regret not seeing this when it was produced. Boyd brilliantly takes big ideas and organizes them in a way that crafters a wonderful character study. I hope this play gets done all over. Lots of questions are asked in this play. Do people ever really change? I want to see audiences all over grapple with this play and the well-written character of Lev.

The rare play that does exactly what it says on the tin. A fantastic non-narrative play in three scenes, featuring almost entirely debate, argument, which paints an entire life. Boyd shows us that sometimes the best way to capture the entirety of a person isn't to meet them at every moment, or even the most important moments of their lives, but when they are challenged most on their beliefs. Lev is a different character in each 20 year gap we see him in. Sort of. As are we. Fantastic genuine political arguments too. Read up.

I feel like when you hear that a play is "polemical" or is about "dialectic" it puts a sour taste in the mouths of most audience members but this play is a tart, biting treat that turns into a delectable three-course meal of compassionate and combative political discourse. The ideas are packaged in a way that is both challenging to the expert and accessible to the layperson thanks to how well they are wound into the personalities of the main character and those that warble around him. This play is a goddamn blast against the wall with a great twist.