Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell’s pithy comedy-drama examines an age-old question: How soon is ‘too soon’.

Forty-something married couple Liane (Ainslie McGlynn) and Davie (Jeremy Waters) are heading out for the evening to visit old friend Milo (Henry Nixon). It’s been a while. In fact, they haven’t gotten together since Milo’s wife – also Liane’s best friend – died three months ago.

And Milo is using the occasion to introduce his old pals to his new girlfriend, Greta (Aisha Aidara). So, yeah … awkward.

Aisha Aidara and Jeremy Waters in So Young. Photo © Richard Farland

At first, everyone plays nice. Milo seems genuinely energised by a new relationship with a woman some 25 years younger than himself. Life goes on, eh? 

But Liane’s barely concealed discomfort quickly turns to hostility. What promised to be a merely uncomfortable night turns into something memorably terrible as Liane – driven by unprocessed grief and her Gen X feminist sensibilities – goes on the attack. Greta stands her ground, staunchly defending her relationship with Milo. The two men retreat into the relative safety of Milo’s record collection and a crafty vape on the balcony.