Mabey's control of language, setting and emotion puts the reader or viewer in the trailer with an estranged mother and son. The furniture is sparse, but the decades of trauma fill the space completely, almost to the point of spilling out. Two incredibly complex and deep characters tackle an enormous and complicated topic in a perfectly crafted story. Love this piece.

A beautifully rendered two-hander that keeps its mystery even as it reveals. You come to feel for both Mallory and Evan, mother and son, in ways that defy explanation. Just like some art defies explanation.

In this short play, there is so much pain and loss between mother and son, reflected in the painting he's bought home.
But despite the hurt, accusations and reveals you sense there is still love here, and John portrays this beautifully.