A sharply observed dramatic comedy that detonates the fragile truths holding together a group of long-time friends when one dinner party spirals spectacularly out of control. Set in a modest inner‑city flat, the play brings together six characters - two former soldiers, a frustrated housewife, a beauty‑industry entrepreneur, a pretentious pseudo‑intellectual, and a mysterious new partner - each carrying secrets primed to explode.
At the centre is Dave, a volatile war veteran wrestling with unprocessed trauma, and his wife Suzy, whose buried artistic dreams and long-simmering resentment are reaching breaking point. Their guests - charismatic Phil, returning from the Middle East; Kayla, Suzy’s bold but insecure best friend, and Kayla’s boyfriend Felix, an opportunistic chancer posing as a psychologist - arrive expecting a convivial reunion. Instead, the evening unravels through escalating tensions, dark humour and bitter revelations.
As stories from the battlefield collide with truths long suppressed at home, the group confronts the deep scars left by war, identity, dishonesty and emotional neglect. Phil’s long‑kept secret about his sexuality challenges loyalties and prejudices, while Suzy’s confession of her own desires shatters the illusion of her marriage. The darkest revelation - what truly happened during Dave and Phil’s final mission - forces everyone to reckon with the moral fallout of violence, silence and survival.
Blending laugh‑out‑loud wit with confronting emotional depth, the play is an incisive and compelling exploration of PTSD, toxic masculinity, domestic discord, friendship, love and the devastating cost of truth. With its tight cast, dynamic pacing, and rich character journeys, the play offers theatre companies a gripping, contemporary work that provokes, entertains, and lingers long after the final blackout.