In a post apocalyptic world, make sure you have post-it notes, they won’t help with survival, but will help pass the time. The realisation of the dark world of this piece is aided by a well constructed set that establishes the claustrophobic parameters of the characters’ world. The opening can easily be the aftermath of an epic office party, the bleary and comic emergence of the first character merely attributable to a monstrous hangover, but this is not the case.
The pacing of the piece starts slowly, and, occasionally, the build ups to the comic moments are lengthy, but the pay-offs have the audience chuckling and then laughing out loud as the dark and ludicrous scenario unfold. The ex-animate co-stars (operated by a variety of techniques) pull their own weight in this piece, giving some good laughs but they do not outshine the two main actors who present well constructed grotesques. They are living in a dystopia which is a “Sartre like Hell”, due partly to the survival of office politics. The additional effects are used to a good end and give an additional dimension to some of the physical performances, while at the same time, serve to further the plot – corporate publicity is not a cure for insanity.
For someone with a short attention span this piece may drag, and as physical theatre depends heavily on visual laughs, the show might not be for everyone. But if the absurd, and dark humour, appeals then take a look, you will not leave disappointed.
4/5 
Alex Fitzgerald
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