Perhaps when your most trusted confidante is the wall, you might reflect. Trouble is, you might reflect, you may wistfully recollect, but you remain static.
Life goes on, but never forward.
52, mother of two, bored stiff. Behind this one-woman show stands actress Helen De Crespo, delicately creating Shirley from a recipe of poignancy and irreverence. Assisted by playwright Willy Russell's gift for honesty and observation, De Crespo governs her audience with a stark emotional earnestness, artfully cultivating our empathy. Her infallible timing and Russell's abrupt wit make triangle's production gleam.