Running at a leisurely pace, I Am, Other seeks reflective negotiation rather than dramatic confrontation, alternating between discussions with the audience and scenes from a domestic conflict. It attempts to ask a serious question about the foundations of conflict and practice of ‘othering’ and is careful to recognise how the outward expressions of prejudice are often the product of trauma as well as ignorance. Allowing plenty of opportunities for the audience to engage with the scenario, and challenging them to consider their own fundamental values, I Am, Other is a well-intentioned interruption to the tightly polished issue-based script.

Unfortunately, the concentration on a short episode of argument does not quite expand to fill two hours and while it poses many questions, it ignores others. That racism is at the heart of the problem is not avoided, and simmering family tensions are clearly the result of bigotry: generous enough to acknowledge some of the other contributing factors to the seriously toxic behaviour, it ignores male privilege and abdicates responsibility for shaping a resolution in favour of a liberal statement of a belief in discussion. It is a charming, gentle and tentative approach to an important issue, but lacks a decisive bite.

I Am, Other, C arbor, until 25 August, 2pm, 6pm; main picture: Iona Watson.