16
Oct
Backing onto the stage with a large box of flat-pack scenery, Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding, aka LipService Theatre, smashed their way through theatrical convention with charm and aplomb from the outset. With a knowing wink to their audience, they bragged that their sparce backdrop would be suitable for a performance of Ibsen, Chekov or the Pirates of Penzance. A flat-pack tree was put together with help from the front row who held bags containing inadequate numbers of wooden pegs, the obligatory allen key and, naturally, a knitted spanner. The comedy duo commenced with a puppet prologue which featured some…
