On the one hand you can take it metaphorically or mysteriously, or you can simply regard it as a moody tale of a handsome guy who has no trouble getting a succession of women but can’t make up his mind enough to forge a commitment.

As a glance at the program will tell you, there are two women, and they are very effectively portrayed, which helps keep us glued to the action. We meet the first one, listed only as The Woman (Jackman is listed only as The Man), and she is a high-spirited character played by Cush Jumbo. We meet the second, listed as The Other Woman, played by a cozier Laura Donnelly. There are also references to an unusual photograph.

The playwright doesn’t build bridges between the women. They appear following one another without explanation, and you can ponder whether or not they are meant to be the same woman if you masochistically want to play a mental game with Butterworth, who has a surprise in the play’s final moments. And can all the palaver about fishing be a metaphor?

Whatever you may think during the play or after it is over, Jackman still remains the attraction. He looks handsome and well-built, as usual, this time as a personable countrified loner who enjoys his fishing hobby. He is restrained in his behavior, and at one point we see him in a prolonged scene slicing food for his cooking. (He reportedly wounded himself twice in the course of his acting duties.) Anything further that I might write would be a spoiler.