Rubber Dinghy @ Zoo Southside

Two male business partners stuck in a life raft. They're engaged in a scam involving getting rescued at sea and adopting new identities. Apparently there's money to be made by this, but it's never clear how. Although sinking their yacht was deliberate, they didn't think to escape with a radio that transmitted, or food, or water. They doubt they'll be rescued, presumably because they're off the main shipping lanes. It's no wonder their business tanked.

The motive of the characters is to flee bankruptcy. This surprised me because I thought you weren't a serious entrepreneur until you had two or three under your belt. But maybe the play's set in the 50s?

Lack of definition extends to other areas. Although the actress representing the image of the daughter/ girlfriend sings 'Blue Moon' very well, the lyrics are diametrically opposed to the situation of the characters. We also hear sound effects from the radio after it has been thrown into the sea.

The conflict of the play is that although they both agreed to the scam, one partner is unhappy he won't see his daughter and may, or may not, end up committing suicide. At irregular intervals they take turns to go loopy and attack the other because they're suffering from thirst and sunstroke.

This isn't a show that can be filed under the labels 'sincere but patchy' or 'heroic failure'. I struggled to find any purpose to the writing, other than to have written a short play.