one4review | On 26, Aug 2026

This company work hard, even in the face of a cold crowd, and they bring a joy and enthusiasm to this ridiculous tale that won most folk round by the end. A nun, a Vatican priest and a Father walk into a revelation of the end of the world, and travel to Edinburgh to prevent it. It’s a slapstick, Python-meets-carry-on caper, well aware of its own absurdity, and not afraid to exploit the awareness and the absurdity.

Characteristic of this company, they use the whole room for performing – in and out of the audience – and it’s the movement which is perhaps the hallmark of the whole thing: nothing’s static, and though there’s no fancy backdrops or elaborate staging, the movement of the actors evoke the places they’re in, and they do some rather good send-ups of action-movie sequences and slo-mos, just to pile on the parody and hilarity.

The piece plays with tropes and caricatures, casting the net wide and pulling from classic horror movies and pop-catechism, but with characters who have enough verve and individuality to keep it from being tired and rote. The actors look like they’re having fun (even Sister Agatha, a character born frowning) – and who wouldn’t, with such a deliciously silly script? – and in the end, the audience is too.

Reviewed by Laura
Greenside at Riddle’s Court
Until 29th