They’ve swiped right and met up. The vibe’s off and they’re both, frankly, weird; but something makes them stay. This new play from Miriam Battye is razor-sharp, all pauses and interruptions; she’s worked on Succession and it shows. However, Letty Thomas and Archie Backhouse make it look easy, with supple, appealing and frequently hilarious turns that have us rooting for them from the first pint, even as they do their best to turn date into disaster.

At first glance, this is a straightforward wee play, albeit sharp, funny and beautifully performed. But there’s something alchemic about it, something reminding us that theatre can be more than the sum of its parts. Even the venue is kind of magical; parked up in Summerhall, The Roundabout is Paines Plough’s self-contained touring tent, a modern-day troubadour’s gallery that gathers its audience in the round within a hair’s breadth of the action. The hubbub of Summerhall seeps through, strengthening the belief we’re in the bar with them, and Rhys Jarman’s compact and deceptively simple set design is perfect.

It can be tempting to sideline productions like this for the bigger, bolder and flashier; but that would be a mistake. All life is here, in all its weirdness, in an hour that is funny, poignant, and above all human.

Strategic Love Play, Summerhall, until 27 August, 1.10pm, 5.20pm.