Bane 1

Joe Bone commands the attention of all present from the moment he explodes onto the stage, the considered strumming of solo guitarist Ben Roe to his left. To call this a one-man show would be a disservice to Roe's accompaniment, which lends the show a palpable edge.

Playing a multitude of characters at a trigger-fast click, Bane leads the charge, a brooding, no-nonsense character, part hard-bitten gumshoe, but all man.

Watching Bone work the stage tonight, one almost suffers vertigo from the dizzying pace he sets; from dodging bullets to pulling off a car/motorbike chase, the action never ceases- sweat dripping off his brow a testament to this fact.

Hilarious flashback sequences intersperse with a plotline that follows Bane as he tracks a man hell-bent on his demise. A brilliant show that can only be described as a 10-year-old Robin Williams reciting Raymond Chandler.