Lights, Camera, Walkies

This new comedy from writer-to-watch Tom Glover takes the idea that Hollywood is bitchy to a whole new level, as two dog owners vie to make their precious pooches the star of a new movie.

The action begins with the cast (which includes Glover, alongside Richard David-Caine and Zoe Gardner) speaking on telephones behind three windows of a brightly-coloured house, setting an almost cartoonish mood.

As an increasingly eccentric range of characters join the action, it’s not long before some familiar themes – marital disharmony, on-set rivalry, disproportionate pet passions – rise to the fore.

It would be disingenuous to call this hour of heightened farce ground-breaking in any way, but there are plenty of sharp lines slickly delivered by a talented trio of performers.

The text could certainly do with a trim, struggling as it does to sustain momentum for a full hour, and there is perhaps a lack of ingenuity in the portrayal of the dogs. But nevertheless there’s a fine array of talent on show here, and it’s good to see a young company presenting a comic play in contrast to the plethora of sketch and stand-up shows.