Rani Moorthy was inspired to write Too Close To Home after a comment was made to her just after the World Trade Center attacks - "They're looking at us differently" a young Muslim man told her.

This comment sums up the feeling and emotion created by this play. After 9/11, it cannot be denied that people did start to look at Muslims differently and after the July 7 bombings in London, this was all the more prevalent in the UK. But how does this make Muslims (and indeed anyone with a darker skin colour) feel?

Too Close To Home attempts to examine the feelings this treatment evokes and is set during the fasting month of Ramadan with each member of the family bringing to the table aspects of their own interpretation of Islam which are by comparison very different.

Ghulam, the father, is refusing to take his medication because it is Ramadan, yet feels as if he has let his children down as he really wanted them to be British boys'. His religion does not define him, but his children feel like it should.

Kalida, the mother, sees herself as a typical Asian mother' and finds her release in secret drama classes. She worries about her boys but just wants them to be happy.

Sayeed, the eldest son believes he is a true and good Muslim' having found' Allah whilst at university (he subsequently did not finish his course to follow his true path at the mosque).

He takes his religion very seriously, constantly quoting from the Koran and belittling the rest of his family for not adhering to its rules and guidance to the letter.

Aunty Raziya was sent to Pakistan at 15 to take care of her dying mother and she is still haunted by the experience. She is rebuilding her life as an insurance clerk and doing well, but Sayeed believes she is a bad Muslim.

And then there is young Saleem, an angry young man about to go off to university who has been spending a lot of time out of the house with his new friends. What is he up to?

Although some of the scenes are overly long and some of the dialogue too long-winded, Too Close To Home is an informative and emotive play, which is incredibly funny in places (the scene where the women get the ciggies' out is priceless).

All the performances are first rate, the most impressive however being that of Shiv Grewal as Ghulam who is struggling to come to terms with his fate and his bad dreams and wants to tell his boys that everything will get better but he can't. His monologues will send a chill down your spine.

* The Library Theatre presents Too Close To Home by Rani Moorthy until November 18 at 7.30pm Thursday, 8pm on Friday and Saturday, with a Saturday matinee at 3pm. Tickets are available from 0161 236 7110 or you can book online at www.librarytheatre.com