ORAN Mor this week is set to reveal 'the most fabulous hotel room in the world.'

That in itself has to be seen. In recent years, the lunchtime theatre, which runs on a tiny budget, has achieved minor miracles with its set, offering boats out at sea, craggy mountain tops and paradise beaches.

But now new play, The Course of True Love by David Leddy demands a fab hotel.

"The set designer Fraser Lappin has had to come up with this hotel room, and I have to say he's pulled it off," says Louise Ludgate who stars alongside Mark Prendergast.

"He's done wonders on an Oran Mor micro budget hotel. And we do punch it up a few times in the play by saying 'Here we are in the world's most expensive hotel.' But I do feel very luxurious on set."

Aberdeen-born Louise, who lives in Glasgow, explains the premise of the play with it's plush backdrop.

"I play Celia who is the chief executive of a charity and she's in the hotel with Oliver, who works for her.

"The play is about friendship, about love and relationships, but there is also a danger element added in when you find out there is an unseen dictator in the hotel.

"The dictator wants the charity to go in a certain direction which the pair kick against."

Louise adds; "It's also about how we present a public face to the world, how we seem to be happy but the reality is there's a loneliness lurking beneath.

"I think social media has a part to play in all of this. We are always giving the impression we're having parties or on holiday but the reality is we don't all lead a charmed life."

It's true. We don't post on social media 'I'm feeling very ordinary today.' We just offer the headlines.

"The relationship I have with Oliver is great. They've worked together for a few years and they have a shorthand together.

"They both watch Rue Paul's drag race, which is very current at the moment and they throw in quotes from that show."

But the pair are up against the board of their charity. Meantime they have thirty minutes to make up their minds about a risky proposal that could tear their lives apart.

Will they retreat to the daily disillusionment of running a failing charity? Or will they find the courage to reveal their true feelings and speak truth to power?

Or will they pull the covers over their head, drink champagne and enjoy a long discussion about Uganda?

"All of those questions will be answered," says Louise, laughing.

"But I will say the play has a real sense of fun. It's really fast-paced and rattles at break-neck speak with some great naturalistic language.

"It's also poignant and has its sad bits. And it's great working with Mark. He's great and we have had fun together and great chemistry."

Louise knew she wanted to act from the age of eleven. She attended the National Youth Theatre and went on to attend the RSAMD in Glasgow.

Since graduating, the actress has worked on a huge range of theatre roles, at the likes of the Royal Court and the Traverse, appearing in some stunning productions such as The House of Bernarda Alba.

She's been a regular on radio drama, had TV roles in such as Taggart and starred in STV's High Times.

This is in fact Louise's eighteen Oran Mor appearance, but she denies she has blackmail material on the producers.

"I haven't actually appeared in Oran Mor for two years," she says, grinning.

The Course of True Love is demanding, given the speed of delivery. But it's all relative.

"I've been working on Lanark in the summer," she says of the Alasdair Gray play, "and that was four and a half hours. And there were days with two shows. I loved it but it was really demanding."

She adds, grinning, "Fifty minutes at Oran Mo is nothing by comparison. And I never forget I'm so lucky to be working."

* The Course of True Love, Oran Mor, until Saturday.