Nicholas Wright's new play comes to Brighton from the West End garlanded with awards. The plaudits are all well deserved.

This is a beautifully crafted performed, lit and designed play.

Essentially, it is a two-hander for Clare Higgins and Reuben Brinkman who was yanked out of drama school in Amsterdam to take the role of a young Vincent van Gogh.

The story concerns a visit the artist made to the South London suburb of Brixton in the 1870s and what may have happened there.

Vincent In Brixton is a highly literate and moving play with lots to delight and thrill.

One of the main stunts is that a Sunday lunch is cooked in real time.

On opening night, the electrics were faulty so you could not hear and smell the roast lamb cooking but pots were steaming and kettles boiling, potatoes skinned and vegetables chopped and all in a very well-dressed Victorian kitchen.

Brinkman gives a superb performance as Vincent, the rest of the supporting cast do good work, too. But the wow factor belongs to Clare Higgins as the young man's widowed landlady.

As Ursula Loyer, Higgins is utterly mesmerising. I defy anyone to take their eyes off her for just one second. She puts in a quiet but totally commanding performance as she softly goes about her business.

If ever I've seen a great actress in the making, Higgins is it. Her performance is smooth, seamless and seemingly effortless. This is another must-see production in what looks to be a great autumn season for the Theatre Royal.

For tickets, call 01273 328488.