Stand Comedy Club/Comedians Theatre Company
Does witty, thrilling unpretentious political theatre exist? Yes actually, in the form of 'Gagarin Way'. The beauty of Gregory Burke's acclaimed 2001 play is that the political theories and ideologies are concealed like chocolate chips in a fast-paced action-filled bun, where we witness a political idealist and his violent friend kidnap a high-ranking employee in their company to make an example out of him. It's only when a political graduate-come-security guard blunders back into the room - after opening the gates for the criminals but then forgetting his hat - that the ideologies of all four cast-members are questioned. With very broad accents, which can be hard to follow, the energy and excellent acting of the cast complements the see-sawing of political discussion, witticisms and action.
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, 7 - 30 Aug (not 17), 1.00pm (2.30pm), 9.00 (8.00), fpp197.
tw rating 4/5
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