Stacey, still drunk, drives to help find her mother and evacuate her also picking up the man who was injured as a result of her driving.  The stage starts to fill with smoke and she drives back to the studio to broadcast a warning of the fires and tells people to pray for water. Her end is predictable but with a nice touch. The message is, of course, global warming but it does not dominate the play.

The stage is set up as a TV studio with mics and display boards for the weather broadcasts, all simple but effective. Julia McDermott has plenty to do and takes the audience with her, she carries the story well.  It is a measure of the quality of this performance that it has been sold out from early on in the festival which guarantees it a life onward.  At the end of this play all clapped and cheered what was great entertainment, even with its serious message.  I fully expect that we may see more of Brian Watkins’ plays here in the UK and Weather Girl is awarded five fringe festival stars from Theatrevibe, the site that doesn’t do stars.