A beautiful and deeply moving show. The two performers are outstanding, bringing such warmth and honesty to a story about love, grief and artificial intelligence. The music is gorgeous, and the production is intimate yet visually striking. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was completely drawn in and found myself thinking about it long after the final curtain. A real hidden gem—highly recommended.

I expected a musical about AI to feel quite cold or technology-driven, but You & It is really much more about grief, memory and what remains after losing someone you love. The chemistry between the two performers is very strong, and the intimacy of the theatre makes every expression and emotional shift feel immediate. The music follows the two characters’ emotions with great sensitivity, gently deepening each moment without overwhelming it. I also liked the way certain moments take on a different meaning later in the story. By the end, I found myself thinking about whether someone with the same memories could ever truly be the same person. I laughed more than I expected, and I cried more than I expected too. It’s not a flashy musical, but one that draws you quietly into the relationship between these two people and stays with you afterwards.

I went into You&It knowing very little about it — only that it was a Korean musical about AI, love and grief. With so many stories about artificial intelligence around at the moment, I expected something fairly familiar. Instead, the show felt much more interested in people than technology. At its heart, it asks what happens when we refuse to let go of someone we’ve lost, and whether a digital recreation could ever replace the person we loved. The intimate two-hander works beautifully at the King’s Head Theatre, where every expression and silence feels close. Frances Mayli McCann has a magnetic presence, but the real strength is the changing relationship between the two characters and a score with some genuinely lovely, lyrical moments. It’s still in previews, and a few sections could be tightened, but the show already has a clear identity. Small in scale, thoughtful and quietly affecting, it left me genuinely curious to see where the piece might go in its next production.