Personalities and generations clash in Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s claustrophobic play about a mental health unit under strain
- Arifa Akbar
- The Guardian
It is clear from the office, strewn with piles of case histories, that this NHS unit for young mental health outpatients is overwhelmed and under-resourced.
The paperwork represents referrals, some completely forgotten, on an unfeasibly long waiting list.
The admin staff juggling it are Angela (Debra Baker), queen of this white-collar realm who has been doing the job for 30 years, and Jay (Denzel Baidoo), the new temp, training to become an occupational therapist and determined to shake things up.
Directed by Ed…