Review – The Lowest Of Us

The Lowest of Us is a discrete, one-act play which explores the intimacy of a hotel room meeting between two lovers. Memory dominates in this story as Bill (Jamie Morgan), an unrefined security guard, and Cassie (Lucca Boyce), his young and glamorous mistress, reflect on the past and how they came to be together.

The strength of the play is in its composition. Every note has to resonate for the ending to work, and thanks to excellent performances, solid direction and tight scripting the feat is accomplished with aplomb. Lucca Boyce deserves special credit for the plasticity of her performance, as she readily negotiates the extreme emotional states that the script demands of her and does so with believable composure.

Liam Ormsby is to be congratulated on this strong, contemplative work.