Anyone heading to the Basement Theatre expecting to see a conventional re-telling of Jekyll and Hyde - with a straight narrative thread and Victorian-style sets and costumes - might be disappointed with A Slightly Isolated Dog's production.
That disappointment won't last for long if you can go with the flow and adjust to a style of theatre not ordinarily seen: playful, energetic, silly and spirited where having fun, and playing with the art form, is the main aim.
But a word of warning to those who don't like interactive theatre; this show relies heavily on audience interaction with the five laugh-out-loud funny performers reacting and responding according to cues the audience gives.
That said, it's not all uncontrolled madness and mayhem; on the contrary, part of its charm lies in the way the cast - Samuel Austin, Susie Berry, Andrew Paterson, Jonathan Price and Hayley Sproull - keep up a frenetic but structured pace which keeps the story moving and the laughs coming.
The show starts as the audience take their seats, with performers meeting and greeting everyone before explaining they're a French theatre company - wickedly silly accents and all - performing their take on Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
