This is our review of Not Drunk But Disorderly at Liverpool‘s Bombed Out Church. Now, this theatre show is part of Liverpool Theatre Festival 2022. So, let’s take a look at Not Drunk But Disorderly!
Synopsis Of Not Drunk But Disorderly
Welcome to Newpool, a small town where everybody knows everybody else. And everybody also knows Howard and Geoffrey, two police officers for whom incompetency is a generous description. And yet they hold responsibility for maintaining law and order. Still, their job isn’t massively strenuous so long as none of the crimes is particularly serious.
Therefore, it’s a challenge to their work ethic and general intelligence when a murder takes place. Who could have performed such a horrific act? And to make matters worse, they also manage to lose the body! Cue a crisis as Howard and Geoffrey have to discover who is responsible within Newpool. And because Big Boss and Bigger Boss are on their trail, their jobs are suddenly at stake. Can the hapless duo solve the mysteries, or will they become Old News in Newpool?
Analysis Of Not Drunk But Disorderly
We previously caught this show during the Little LTF Of New Works back in May. Only a small number of Little LTF shows receive a promotion to the main annual festival. However, this show was one of them, and it’s easy to see why. The humour is often slapstick, at times a little dark, but overall amusing enough to satisfy all tastes. It’s fast-paced and clever, and one can only imagine the difficulty in memorising all of the dialogue!
Meghan Hindley and Beth Amos portray nine characters between the two of them. At times, Meghan and Beth incorporate physicality to portray one character. They have written, starred, directed, and produced their first professional piece since leaving LIPA with a first-class degree. And the audience lapped it up, with the younger attendees garnering the most enjoyment from this early evening performance. A lot of hard work goes into this production, and it definitely shows.
Summary Of Not Drunk But Disorderly
This isn’t your traditional comedy theatre show, as there’s a mix of the surreal, dramatic and outrageous. But the combination works very well to deliver a memorable hour that flies by. It’s now performed twice under the LTF banner, but look out for this show at other major theatres.