The Adventures Of Butt Boy & Tigger

Two strangers strike up a chat over the Internet, forming an online relationship that consists of raunchy role-play, until fantasy is not enough for one of them anymore. It's not the most unpredictable storyline, but its numerous laugh-out-loud moments and charismatic characters more than make up for that. From the locker room to war trenches, not much is left unexplored in Butt Boy and Tigger's cyber-sex sessions, which they present to us in the form of acted-out, narrated erotic fiction. Hands-on, over-the-top scenes involving crotch-grabs and air-thrusts (the fact that the actors are fully clothed the whole time doesn't make it any less graphic) are balanced by real and relatable characters. Actors Felix Woods and Angus Brown's comedic timing is spot-on as they deliver director/writer Steven Dawson's sharp, hilarious lines with alarming back-and-forth precision and lustful expressions. The smutty dialogue switches between witty and corny, and Woods and Brown display their versatility as several characters within the fantasies, using various accents and voices. The Adventures Of Butt Boy & Tigger reflects modern Internet dating and hook-up habits and processes with a nod to the Grindr era; topics that were once taboo are now accepted rituals, and the Internet is just another way to find connections.

Running at Mechanics Institute until Saturday 13 October