Comedian Daniel Kitson has already won the accolades of the comedy world.ÌýBack in 2002 he won the coveted Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival.ÌýThe following year he rebuffed the inevitable audience his new found fame brought and swayed off course by performing a theatre piece called A made up story.ÌýC-90 is certainly a very well crafted descendant of this first piece.Ìý C-90 will do.ÌýIn fact it will really do, a lot
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C-90 is a beautiful piece of writing, full of melancholic interweaving of characters and stories.ÌýA charming and very funny story revolving around Henry Leonard Boden, an archivist for a company whose job is to log compilation cassette tapes, hence the name C-90.ÌýHenry is close to retirement age and with his services no longer required by the company following the demise of the homemade compilation cassette we join him on his last day at work.ÌýIt is also Millicent’s last day. Millicent is a lollypop lady who has spent years saving ‘the future’ from the motoring motorbikes and trundling trucks.ÌýÌý There are other characters that feature along the way and Kitson somehow enables you to gain considerable insight into their lives in only a few short minutes.ÌýNot to mention the occasional feathered friend consuming a variety of homemade treats. Kitson performs his one man show as a narrator but with the occasional personification of his characters’ quirky traits.ÌýWith his comedic abilities the story is enchantingly funny.ÌýTypically he leaves the audience with a longing to find out more about the characters and their lives, underlining the melancholic romanticism distinctive in Kitson’s work.Ìý
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The writing is pure genius, you really get the feeling that every line has been carefully cross referenced and every detail lovingly crafted into place.ÌýThis writing and performance is enhanced by a wonderful set and lighting which are also beautifully understated and enhance the script. Moral messages or a new hero for modern society? The piece makes you wonder if there is a higher moral point being made; to appreciate the smaller things in life, not to judge a book by its cover, to remember to acknowledge your peers for their efforts.ÌýOr perhaps it is just a brilliant piece of writing that reflects those who aren’t often heroes butÌý . . . maybe they should be. This is a very accessible piece of theatre and it is short, over in 1 hour 20 minutes, so what more do you need?Ìý If you get the chance, you must see this show. | 
