From the title of this show I was half-expecting a sugary-sweet, twee production which would concentrate on the life-affirming.  I wasn’t too reassured when the opening number was ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’.  However, as the show kicked off properly I was pleasantly surprised. Chicken Bones for the Teenage Soup is a collection of short scenes concentrating on such themes as Optimism and Acceptance.  Each scene presented either a comic fable with an ‘alternative’ moral message, or a short performance with a sting in the tale.  All of them presented a series of humourous (some might say realistic) life lessons.  Furthermore, each and every scene was a joy to watch and were nicely performed by the all-female teenage cast.  These young performers had a great sense of timing and knew how to work the laughs. A charming and quirky production that was a pleasure to discover at 10.30pm on a Friday night. ****