VAUDEVILLIAN legends Willie Clark and Al Lewis, who haven’t spoken to each other for years, are persuaded to stage a nostalgic reunion – will professionalism or past resentments rule the day?

This production was an absolute gem, the intimate venue of the Menuhin Theatre encouraging complete focus on the revealed relationships enhanced by a simple representative set, excellent sound effects and choice of music.

Director John-Paul McCrohon elicited first-rate performances from the ideally-cast small company, with stellar performances from Tony Dart (Clark) and Tony Doye (Lewis) and wonderful cameo/supporting roles from the entire company, not least the incomparable McCrohon himself.

Flamboyant comedy, as the elderly actors tried to upstage each other, was finely combined with subtle physicality of ageing infirmity, resulting in totally credible characters. Both had superb visual and verbal comic timing, enhanced by McCrohon’s outstanding choreography/direction of movement around the stage, resulting in pathos, comedy and poignancy.