Brace Brace is quite an extraordinary play that deserves the closest of looks. It is unusual to find all of the dramatic elements working in unison to produce something as good as this.

At the top of the Royal Court, the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs has been transformed into, amongst other things an aeroplane. Laid out as an oblong it has two rows along both sides facing each other. In the middle is a large pit running most of the length of the space with narrow isles on three sides; we are only inches from the action. The hole is partly filled by a large ramp rising to the back wall above the audience but, at the other end descends below ground level. Above this is a large box light illuminating the ramp. We know we are in an aeroplane because on both sides above the audience are a series of lights, just like windows of a plane.

The writer Oli Forsyth has been writing both for the stage and TV for some time but this is his first play for the Royal Court. I must give them credit for producing this most visually absorbing production and to say that Artistic Director David Byrne is already taking the Royal Court back to its best work. Brace Brace concerns a young couple Ray (Phil Dunster of Ted Lasso) and Sylvia (Anjana Vasan). Also, importantly is the Man (Craige Els) who takes on a series of minor roles as well as the hijacker and the pilot. The couple are entirely believable and as the play progresses, we see each of them deal with their trauma differently. Craige Els is a big framed man who just looking at him, has undeniable menace. The audience will gasp at some of his behaviour.