8fold Theatre wants audiences to think for the themselves, to come away with their own conclusion which is great if the play doesn't leave you completely befuddled.

The latest offering The Door, written by Cherise Cross is about John (Philip Nightingale) who has chronic insomnia and attends a support group run by a therapist (Adele Keating).  John is quite resistant to the therapeutic process, has episodes of tinnitus during which he can also hear a door banging.

As the play progresses there are hints of a confused mind and confused reality - the description of a girlfriend that matches the therapist, for example. There are also some odd interludes that hint at something sinister and organised which made me think of the film Trance about a man being hypnotised in the hope that he'll reveal a forgotten secret.

I suppose the idea is how much is in John's head and how much is real. Are the fellow therapy group attendees actual people or figments of John's mental state, did his girlfriend try and help him before leaving him or was that his therapist. Is he still going to work or has he retreated to his flat drinking whiskey.