Craig Higginson's play, The Girl in the Yellow Dress, a reflective powerful piece, is set in contemporary Paris.
It explores an increasingly hazardous romantic entanglement and gives insight into some of the tensions between the "first" and "third" worlds.
The play tells the story of the complex relationship between an English teacher Celia (Marianne Oldham) and her Congolese student Pierre (Nat Ramabulana). Pierre fell in love with Celia the first time he saw her. She was a perfect and beautiful woman dressed in a yellow dress .
But soon enough he discovers there are many flaws and a dark past.
"The Girl in the Yellow Dress is basically about two people who lie their way to the truth," Higginson explains. "It is very much about the fictions we create about ourselves and each other."
It tackles issues of identity. Pierre who, despite being well-off, romanticises the idea of being a refugee. Powerful scenes of intimacy, rage and disappointment play out as the two discover the undesirable aspects of each others' personalities.
The Girl in the Yellow Dress is on at the Market Theatre until November 21, Tuesday to Saturday at 8.15pm and Sunday 3.15pm.
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