Bright Lights review

Little Common's own satirists delighted in taking a pop at the ongoing town issue.

They also found time to throw in a few other songs and sketches to highlight the talent contained within the group.

The show was at its best when taking a quirky look at local issues with a comic eye.

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riginal material shone out like a beacon and was warmly received by the audience.

Some 'recycled' old chestnuts were padded out to make shorts and also got good laughs.

The packed church hall, in on the gag from the beginning, delighted in the odd spot of corpsing and unexpected mishaps on stage. If anything, it added to the atmosphere.

What made the show so watchable was the fact the Bright Lights are clearly a closely knit group and have a whale of a time on stage in each other's company.

Such good humour is bound to rub-off on those watching.

And when you have the crowd onside, it's surprising what you can get away with.

The BLTCbeebies sketch was pure Carry-On, with plenty of innuendo thrown in. 'Talking Pollock's' delighted in taking a pop at the artist of the same name. The BeX Factor sent-up the desperate fame wannabes of Saturday night TV with relish.

A planning meeting of 'Rotten District Council' ended in a predictable and wryly amusing farce.

The whole thing closed with a stirring rendition of 'My Old Man's a Dustman.'

The Bright Lights Theatre Company are: Liz Ball, John Bryant, Alma Charnock, Dick Coomber, Wendy Coomber, Jean Elphick, Clare Farman, Alan Gates, Pam Gates, Jack Griffin, Judy Griffin, Emma Hollamby, Neil Holland, Petra Holland, Sue Hughes, Trevor Hughes, Ben Milton, Pauline Neeser, Peter Riggs, Linda Trimby, Neil Trimby, Jo Webster, Luke Webster, Sam Webster and Barbara Welford.