We begin with a political sketch show that sputteringly descends into farce. Elements of absurdist theatre seep in, then clowning and finally brooding despair. Rhum + Clay’s latest devised work is a Russian doll of a production, which peels back the layers of performance until it hollows out completely. The writers are occasionally a little too entranced by their own ingenuity but there are still plenty of powerful images and ideas here – particularly the growing sense that the time for play and pretence, in such politically fraught times, is over.
