Drawing inspiration from the devastation of the 2011 floods, ‘Trollop’ is a creative foray that explores how they affected those who were not directly hit – the ‘lucky ones'.

Overwhelmed by the destruction she obsessively watches on her television, Clara (Amy Ingram) hides herself away from the world while her partner Erik, (Anthony Standish) does his best to be happy for the both of them. However, we learn his relentless positivity hides his own demons.

Clara — a children’s author — has a wild imagination, but instead of helping her tell playful stories; it is filled with nightmarish visions. Adding to the growing tension is the arrival of a stranger in the night – Eugenie (QTC newcomer Lucy-Ann Langkilde) – who “brings the End of Days to their door”.

Winner of the 2012/ 2013 Queensland Premier's Drama Award – there is much to like about Maxine Mellor’s multifaceted vision, which not only looks at helplessness and a crumbling relationship, but also incorporates old myths and internet trolling.

It is wonderfully staged, with the stark white of the couple’s apartment contrasting with the debris outside and the images of destruction and Clara’s nightmares that are projected on their walls.

Mellor’s characters hurtle through their lives exposing each fragility and in this end, the performances are uniformly effective, Standish especially so. If the audience are looking for neat resolutions – this is not the play for them. In the end however, it suffers from trying to juggle too many ideas when focusing more deeply on a few might have been more satisfying.

‘Trollop’ plays at Queensland Theatre Company’s The Greenhouse at 78 Montague Road, South Brisbane until August 17.