The View From Lower Down

 I recently saw the show (deep breath)  A Shoddy Detective and the Art of Deception ( ASDatAoD  from this point on; Shoddy Theatre seem to be getting inspiration for their show titles from Voloz Collective or Mischief Theatre ) WARNING: MINOR OUT-OF-CONTEXT SPOILERS BELOW ASDatAoD  is a reimagining of the show A Shoddy Detective  (and you couldn't keep the title why?) It was debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018, but the newer version has been improved (I don't know exactly how; I didn't see the original) As I mentioned in my review of  TMWTHKTM (please don't make me type the whole title), I don't want to compare the companies, but the fact is that there are a lot of similarities with some of my favourite theatre companies. Most obviously (other than using the idea of ridiculously long titles), only four actors are playing (I think) 11 parts, similar to a New Old Friends production. However, unlike most  New Old Friends  productions, two of t...

 When I mention the TV show Lab Rats , you probably picture one of three things: 1. Absolutely nothing. You've never heard of that show in your life. 2. The Disney Channel show about the billionaire inventor who created three robot child superheroes that ran from 2012-2016 3. The BBC show about a group of hapless scientists who work at the Arnolfini in St. Dunstan's University which ran from 2008-2008 This post is talking about the third one. First, I'll address the relatively inconspicuous elephant in the room. While I haven't directly mentioned the show before, it's been referenced in over 50 of my posts. But how haven't you noticed?  Because I didn't use the name . All of the Lab Employees in Tangents: The Play About Something Else: The Game  are named after the actors who portrayed the character they are loosely based on a badly-remembered version of, with the following exceptions: Ben, who is named after a real person I knew a long time ago Colin, who i...