Triptych – Camden People’s Theatre, Euston (Camden Fringe)

Writer: Ciaran Grace 
Director: Agnieszka Więcławska, Meghan-Bartual-Smyth, Ellie McCoy

Reviewer: Christine Stanton

“Relationship Dynamics“

3 / 5

Every individual relationship has it’s own quirks and challenges – Triptych focuses on exploring these relationships in their most intimate forms, with self-contained stories.

‘His and Hers’ opens the show about a long-term couple, both anticipating a big conversation about their future. She (Hannah Wilder) excitedly prepares her friend on the phone for a possible engagement, He (Ciaran Grace) is building up the courage to tell her something he’s done wrong, that will change their dynamic forever. The chemistry between the pair is engaging and enjoyable, the easy humour at the beginning a great introduction to the pair, before their conversations turn sour. The varying emotions from anger, sadness and shock are all showcased well by both actors, and the narrative of a fractured relationship, although not new material, is believable and packed with drama.

The second show ‘Sibs’ also features a tenuous connection – this time between two siblings (Ciaran Grace & Rua Barron) as they try to re-connect after time apart. What starts as a friendly seeming relationship, a brother visiting his sister in South America and experiencing the new life she’s constructed for herself, quickly unleashes long-held resentments between the pair, when he knocks over the Wi-Fi. Their bickering is realistic and exposing, slowly uncovering past wounds that haven’t healed. Barron and Grace both establish their characters well, and though the formula is very similar to the first show, it’s well-presented how a sibling vs partner argument can be very similar, yet still hold an extremely different dynamic.

Dubbed as a triple bill of shows both in name, and in show summary – strangely, on the night reviewed, it was just the two, with a 40 instead of 60 minute runtime, and no indication of what had happened to the missing ‘Thunderclap’ show. It’s curious that the team or venue didn’t reference the missing segment during the curtain call, or even prior to the show itself if it was due to something they knew about in advance, and at the time of writing the review, nothing flagged on social media either to explain why a third of the show had disappeared! Sounded like an intriguing premise so its a shame to leave their final act of sorts out. Did reach out to query, but at the time of writing this review, no response, so will remain a mystery!

Runs until 12th August 2026