INDIAN Summer is about two young women working in a train station café both dreaming of escape and longing for the strength to grasp the opportunity.

Steph (Hermione Halpin) is a young mother whose escape is her job at the café; it may be nothing to some, but it's a break from her full-time job as a mum and her marriage to a violent, domineering man.

Laura (Harriet Eyre) dreams of breaking free of her monotonous job and living in India. A night working at the train station has them meeting with many different characters, each with their own stories, which lead them to make decisions about their own futures.

With just two actors playing a variety of roles, I was very keen to see this play.

I have seen one other play like this before whilst studying drama and I loved it, but I also know it is a challenging feat to achieve. Hermione and Harriet not only achieved, but excelled at bringing to life each character, transitioning smoothly from their roles of Steph and Laura to an obsessive compulsive OAP, a tough business woman, two young drunks and more.

There are laughs along the way, but also an undercurrent of sadness as we hear the many different stories. The chemistry between Hermione and Harriet was so apparent throughout, making it even more pleasurable to watch.

These are two students from the Arts Institute that look certain to carve successful careers with their abundance of talent.