MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
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The Mikvah Project, Orange Tree Theatre Richmond-upon-Thames
Sensitive exploration of the love that dares not speak its name in a Jewish community
ADMIRABLE: Josh Zare (left) and Alex Waldmann
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IN JOSH AZOUZ’S stimulating and at times humorous play, two north Londoners find themselves meeting regularly at their quiet local Mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath, where Eitan (Josh Zare), who’s only 17, develops a crush on 35-year-old Avi (Alex Waldmann).
Despite the older man’s initial resistance, they find themselves breathlessly attracted to the idea of somehow getting together, with the pair pulling backwards and forwards as Avi tries to weigh up the pros and cons of their nascent relationship.
Headstrong Eitan prefers only to look at the pros but it’s not just the age gap that presents Avi with a problem. He’s married to a woman he loves and they’re preparing to have a baby.
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