Letting in Air

Synopsis

Explores relationships and the idea of home. When Adam returns to Manchester, following his mother’s suicide, he is hoping to rebuild his relationship with his distant father, Frank. He moves in with his girlfriend Olivia and craves a fresh start. But days before his wife’s funeral, Frank meets Amy, a troubled teenager with a chequered past. When the widower forms an unlikely bond with her, offering help in a world she struggles to comprehend, Adam becomes jealous of their burgeoning friendship and mutual support.

Our Review:

11 November 2009

Box of Tricks Theatre, a company dedicated to supporting new writers, obviously know when they are on to a good thing. Letting in Air is Becky Prestwich’s second full-scale production. The first, Streetlights and Shadows, was also produced by the company and the partnership works well.

Letting in Air explores family relationships and the meaning of home. After the suicide of his mother Adam returns home to Manchester with his girlfriend and attempts to form some sort of a bond with his father, Frank. When Frank befriends a teenager, Amy, whom he meets in the street, Adam is both suspicious and jealous. As Frank and Amy become closer, Frank reveals a secret which is to change all their lives. Despite the underlying conflicts, humour is used excellently throughout which makes the few moments of violence all the more brutal.

Rebecca Elliot’s Amy is a hyperactive and troubled teenager with a singular way of seeing the wo...

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