Countercurrent Collective in Belfast has created an adventurous, thought provoking piece of theater outdoors that once again proves the organization is a welcome and fine addition to the city’s growing theater scene.

“Lungs” is a two-person play about a young couple trying to decide if they want to have a child or not. English playwright Duncan MacMillan wrote the show to be performed without an intermission on a bare stage. Countercurrent’s production has the actors perform on a carpet surrounded by wildflowers and plant life. They stand, sit and sprawl on it as the action moves from an Ikea store to their apartment to a public toilet, among other places. The audience is limited to fewer than 20 people who sit in metal folding chairs on three sides of the rug.

The play premiered in

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