“. . . All the action takes place in front of a striking backdrop: a red brick wall, emblazoned with the unmistakable Coca-Cola logo in Cyrillic script. There are just three actors, each of them playing a number of roles and quickly changing from one costume to another at the side of the stage. Jill Rutland is particularly affecting as the Bulgarian woman who is not quite sure what kind of relationship she wants with her Facebook friend, and Nic McQuillian is excellent as the young, idealistic visitor from England . . “

Bob Kingdom has won considerable acclaim for the one-man shows in which he has created vivid portraits of, amongst others, Truman Capote, Stan Laurel and The Duke of Windsor. However, in Dylan Thomas: Return Journey it quickly becomes clear that he was surely born to play the Swansea boy whose extraordinary capacities as a writer were matched by an equally formidable capacity for self-destruction.

“After their acclaimed Six Wives of Henry VIII Living Spit are back with another romp through Tudor history. . . There is throughout much rudery, buffoonery and outright absurdity. . . I expected to be amused by Elizabeth I – Virgin on the Ridiculous and I was not disappointed; what came as something of a surprise was how genuinely informative it is. . . . Elizabeth I – Virgin on the Ridiculous is a hoot – go see it.”