Minus One's gentle little play charts variations on the immigrant experience, explores the burden of expectation that one generation places on another and looks at the price paid when love is put under pressure.
When Halil returns from Turkey he is a disappointment to his hard-working elderly parents, first generation immigrants who have scrimped and scraped to make a life for themselves in England and do their best for their only son.
Not only has Halil failed to finish the law degree that he started, he has also brought back an unknown girl who he wants to marry.
Cast adrift from his family and falling back on his own limited resources, Halil gets involved in a dodgy immigration scam that ends in disaster.
The plotting is full of holes and the script lacks shape and finish, but there is something about this little show that ensures you don't give up on it- it has a simple honesty. It is also beautifully acted and has tiny touches of physicality that are wonderfully expressive. It never fully comes together, but never entirely disappoints either.
· Until August 30. Box office: 0870 701 5105
