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.

Physical comedy in theatre dates back to the 16th century and not much has changed since then. The main point is to get laughs from slapstick, clowning and mime. We might think of Charlie Chaplin, Benny Hill or Laurel & Hardy as being noted exponents of this art in the 20th century and theatre audiences today will still snigger at an actor who pulls a funny face or executes a pratfall. Who can’t laugh when they see a clown get a face full of cream pie?

If one may make so bold as to remark that Ms Delaneuf lends a certain glamour to the discipline she embellishes by her participation I do no more than convey an evident truth. We were struck, for example, by her willingness to remove all her clothing, save for the barest minimum acceptable to defend modesty . . . The talk is highly recommended to any and all seekers of knowledge (however disturbing may be the truth) and whose horizons will surely be expanded in the company of this singular lady.

Megan Ford is an American writer and comedy performer based in London. She describes herself as an obnoxious liberal Jewish feminist who will change the world using nothing but her bare hands and some fabulous wigs. In Feminasty Megan rattles through a series of satirical sketches with increasingly bizarre and obnoxious characters whilst trying to explain what’s wrong with the world today. It’s fast and frantic; there is scarcely time to laugh at one joke before the next one is finished.