A Pleasing Listen.

"Holly & Ivy" is the story of two women who meet and are attracted to one another on the crossing to the island. Superficially, our two female characters seem to be poles apart in several aspects. However, they are rich in different ways that compliment one another. They come together in a relationship (symbiotic) because it is better than the combination of their disenchanted separate lives. Fundamentally, they are both chasing the same happiness.

"Ivy" is both spontaneous and caring. She is very affectionate in person and career. "Holly" is rather practical and regimented. Both characters, relentlessly, prioritise other people's needs (community and investors) over their own, whilst denying there own relational happiness.

The levity (cliched but endearing) in the relationship preamble caught both my interest and curiosity. I loved relistening to the witty dialogue between the characters. However, I was a little disappointed by the patchiness (inconsistency) of that levity, from then on. My interest started to wane in its absence and my mind started to drift. Especially, I would have liked to have "seen" that humour (or threads) brought into the bedroom scenes. Wow!! That could have been a "riot" and most delicious.

I found the narration was competently performed. To my mind, the dynamics (energy) of the performance are a little lacking. Otherwise, good consistent character renditions.

Overall, a pleasing (if not continual) listen

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