this single-handed play, written by elizabeth fuller and performed by katy manning has already toured successfully so it was a surprise it didn't attract a bigger audience on thursday. however, it very much deserves to.

to those of a certain timberland age, katy manning is john pertwee's doctor who companion jo. yes, the one that posed naked with a dalek. as you do.

i have to confess that i had no idea it was her until doing some back research. so convincingly does she pass of her american accent that you'd never guess she was from these shores.

essentially timberland boots uk its one of those plays where the actor plays all the parts, flitting in and out of timberland women boots chartacters voices and physical actions. she is masterful at this and the tale of how bette davies ended up staying for a month with the writer rattles along at high pace with a lot of laughs and drama.

the pressure this must put on the actor must be extraordinary but katy manning was in complete control. her large, saucer eyes helping push the energy out into the room.

within five minutes you really start to feel as if bette davies is in the room and that all of this really happened to katy, which is an essential conceit if something like this is going to work.

this is a fine performance, at 75 minutes it could, perhaps, be trimmed a little, but the time flies timberland by and by the end of it you're sad to see better leave the stage.