Anna Travis blogs at The Leisure Manual.

Mediocre Man holds forth

The riotous inebriation of the second half of tonight’s show, and the down-in-one wine tastings were a delight. I especially loved the descent into a frenzy of incompetence in the second act. After his boozy interval, we watch Arthur stagger his way through more and more outlandish insistences and exhibitions of his theatrical skill.

Social critique by stealth: why a subversive heart supplies the veins of all good comedy

Although the interwar years of Weimar Germany and 1960s Britain appeared to be golden moments for anti-establishment mirth, it is easy to miss the insubordinate heart of satire that is still beating as strong today, as thoughtful humour is so often social critique by stealth.