An affectionate and side-splittingly funny telling of the Laurel and Hardy story. How do you tell the story of such iconic comedians? You learn from them and slow the slapstick of their peers down. From their genesis in vaudeville, through their heyday and their survival with the arrival of the talkies, to their demise from the limelight. The story is mainly told as the comedians look back from the end of their careers. The current run seems Barnaby Power and Steven McNicoll reprise their roles from 2005. After almost twenty years, the actors are nearer the ages of the iconic characters they portray. This adds an extra layer of depth to the process of looking back at their lives, loves, and friendship. Their ability to inhabit the characters is uncanny. Plenty of visual and verbal gags keep the audience constantly chortling. And fans of slapstick can tick them off from the films. The wallpaper hanging sketch is lovingly recreated with perfect timing and beautiful dance between th...

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  Christmas Dinner review "It was very tasty!" 5 Stars The main focus of this play was not actually Christmas dinners. It was what it feels like to lose someone you love. But it wasn’t all sad, there were also some very funny bits. I got the giggles.  It was also about spirits of the theatre, which was quite funny, in that one of them could only tweet like a bird and couldn’t talk at all. There was also one that was a theatre critic and she gave everything five stars. Then there was Scrooge, wearing a purple dressing gown, and one called Billy. The costumes were extremely funny. There was a big one that looks a bit like a poo, and there is a very funny line about a poo, because of that costume. Another good costume is worn by a character who is basically the main character. She was very grumpy and she hadn’t put on a show in the theatre for a very long time because of Covid. At one point, she changes into a very cool costume, which takes up the whole stage. I liked that bit t...