Some of the best ideas are usually the simplest - a fact clearly demonstrated by Kev F Sutherland’s Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. They are already the stars of YouTube and, judging by the audience on the very rainy night I saw this show, seem to have a devoted fan following. Conceived as a bickering double act, the sock puppet theatre are often relentless but utterly irresistible. Their mixture of spoken and sang material touches on many different topics including most significantly the fringe itself as well as Shakespeare and TV sitcoms.

Combining schoolboy silliness, funny songs, endless plays on words and a kind of puppetry slapstick, Sutherland ends up with his own brand of comedy which is also delivered with admirable verbal and manual dexterity. As a whole, the set might feel bitty at times which also lacks an overarching structure and makes the ‘cast’ work harder, however, Sutherland makes up for this with an excellent audience rapport even despite the physical barrier.