There is much in Spill that is excruciatingly funny and, to these old ears, downright peculiar – I shall never look at a shower curtain in quite the same way again. But in general we are not invited to mock, but rather to empathise. One of the characters is a poetically articulate gay man who ruefully recognizes that his experiences so far have clearly fallen far short of his aspirations . . . I am sure its multi-talented, energetic cast will have great success when they take Spill to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Desperate Men have been devising highly original and often startling street theatre for 35 years . . . Dada prepared the ground for a wide range of ‘anti-establishment’ comedy; think of The Goons or Monty Python. Free from all the usual restraints of narrative, character and even language, Slapstick And Slaughter will not be to everyone’s taste, but it’s perfect for the Wardrobe and was received rapturously last night. Street theatre indoors! I loved it.