Kate Smurthwaite’s stand up belongs to the category of educomedy. Enjoy her charming style of comedy and be gently informed about our nearest relations in the animal kingdom – orang-utans, gorillas and chimps, the closest of them all. The warmth of her personality encourages interaction with the audience and she received great feedback as she examined the characteristics we share with our primate cousins. She does have one personal self indulgence, that of the cruelly weak pun, but she does give advance warning and the audience were forgiving. Evolution is a natural topic and she ridicules the beliefs of the creationists. Rounding off her show she takes the basic human form and asks the audience to suggest improvements in our design. She had much fun running with the loads of ideas that resulted. An engaging and witty performance. ***