The parallel story is that of the escort Leah, in her twenties, and her abusive boyfriend or Pimp, Mark (Kevin Tomlinson who also directs).  I was quite chilled by both Mark’s violence towards Leah and by Gill’s cruelty towards her husband.  Both are characters I detested.  Tom’s kindness to Leah will of course be misunderstood by Tom’s wife. Leah’s controlling boyfriend who is full of contradiction in that he expects her to earn as a sex worker, yet is jealous of any of the paying clients.  

Did I believe any of it? Would a father really hire an escort because he missed the companionship of his schoolgirl daughter?  Surely as a teacher of that age group, that would be enough contact with girls of that age!  This basic premise was hard for me to accept.  And as for Leah would she really continue to say she loved a man who hits her and leaves bruises on her face?

One of the problems with this production is the duplication of actor/writer and actor/director.  Sometimes a different set of creative eyes can give a play interesting insights away from those directly involved in acting roles.