Charlene Boyd’s new play drops country music truth bomb after country music truth bomb in a clever script that winds together the astonishing story of a musical legend with her own life as a lone parent in Glasgow. This is no mere jukebox musical though; rather, it’s a satisfyingly complex play with music that pays tribute to women’s achievements and kinship, as well as women’s invisible work: it’s hard to work out which is which when you learn that Carter Cash still hasn’t been inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame.

Laundry features heavily in Shona Reppe’s extraordinary inventive set design: the metaphor is plain to see and Boyd, like so many women, literally never stops. She’s ably supported by a trio of fantastic musicians (Ray Aggs, Amy Duncan and Harry Ward), but this is Boyd’s night. Her performance is mesmerising, fluid and searingly honest: so much so that you sometimes want to rip the washing from her hands and make her a cup of tea. Perhaps it’s this busyness that prevents the show from reaching the emotional sucker punch we’re waiting for. None the less, this is a gorgeous piece of theatre and a tour de force for Charlene Boyd.

June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music And Me, Summerhall, until 24 August, 4.20pm; main picture: Sally Jubb.