By turns extremely funny and extremely touching, V&V, written and directed by Misha Pinnington, succeeds on several levels. The juxtaposition of the real, unfulfilled and largely letter based relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf with a contemporary love affair, conducted principally by text, between Lottie and Mia makes for a highly entertaining play. Virginia and Vita are far less outspoken than the modern girls, far less funny too; it is hard to imagine Vita peeping around a screen with an expression of such glee at the prospect of sexual fulfillment. Superb, stiletto sharp, performances from Heather Wilkins and EM Williams make the characters come across as delightful women. High praise also to Nicola Chang and the crew who give us immaculately precise sound, lighting and projections. To properly appreciate the fun which snakes through the play one needs to at least be reasonably familiar with texting and, even more perhaps, “sexting.” The inherent danger…
