TALK Show brings the curtain down on the Royal Court's summer of weekly rep in gentle rather than explosive style.
Perhaps appropriately for this bite- sized experiment in theatre-making, Alistair McDowall's endearing family comedy hails the value of the small gesture.
Sam hosts an online chat show from his basement bedroom, into which he welcomes a procession of bemused guests from the neighbourhood.
The only thing more dismal than the show's viewing figures are his job prospects and those of his father Bill.
Their lives stuck in neutral, they communicate only via a baby monitor.
When Sam's long-lost uncle Jonah appears through Sam's bedroom window, it's soon clear his arrival will either tear the family apart or help unite them.
The reasons behind his sudden departure five years ago and his soul-searching trek across the globe are gradually teased out over the course of the play's 80 minutes.
The result is a touching, if at times frustratingly slow-moving, affair celebrating the triumph of hope over despair.
