This show would have been hilarious if it was made up but unfortunately no-one could have made George Bush and Tony Blair up. Still it does have a lot of comedy and if you are trying to remember how all this war on terror actually started, this is the perfect primer boiled down to a few meetings, press conferences and a remarkably sexed up dossier.
The four actors play a wide variety of parts with very good representations of Bush and Blair featuring prominently. There are a few props and a lot of quick changes as the story unfolds. Of course it is difficult to have an ending to the tale at the present moment but we are given a sort of “choose your own adventure” at the end, which neatly encapsulates the show and will give you something to (hopefully) think about while still laughing at some of the lines. My favourite line in the show was “don’t touch the homosexual button”. Now you have to see the show to make any sense of that.
So a good, entertaining and thought provoking tale presented by four talented actors in a room where all the good chairs will go quickly. If you’re late you’ll be perched on plastic three legged stools. You have been warned. Now go and see what we’re all fighting for!
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