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A passionate young woman and a middle-aged Irish terrorist play a dangerous game of trust and betrayal.

Revolving around the stormy relationship between an Irish terrorist (Richard Grove) and his American lover-turned-accomplice (Li Davies), Cormann's dark, moody play dissects the reality and illusions associated with trust. As Seamus (are all Irish terrorists named Seamus?) plans a bomb attack, he interrogates, dupes and, ultimately, surrenders his solitude to a woman he barely knows -- even at the end.

Grove's focused performance brings impressive clarity to the manipulative Seamus, making the terrorist's motives transparent to the audience, even as he deceives his lover. As the aspiring writer Claire, Davies is a sensuous presence, troubled and troubling as she's drawn deeper into her lover's schemes, but the inner forces that drive her to test her danger limits remain obscure and sometimes incomprehensible.

Still, Frédérique Michel's atmospheric staging and Charles A. Duncombe Jr.'s stylish design sustain interest even during the lengthier onlogues in this provocative exploration of bomber's remorse."
-- Philip Brandes, The Los Angeles Times, Friday February 18th, 2000.