The Effect - 2024 - 7/10
Connie and Tristan enter clinical trials for a new drug to combat depression.
She is a psychology major and wants to experience side-effects, he’s for the pay.
As subjects, a couple, they are paired: boy - girl.
A major side effect is heightened dopamine levels, and interest between the unlikely duo mounts.
The play is a study of attraction and medical ethics.
Also an examination of love. Is attraction, even spiked by chemicals, enough?
Held my interest, although the dilemmas may resonate more with younger audiences in uncertain relationships.
English subtitles = https://subscene.com/subtitles/national-theatre-at-home-the-effect/english/3268702