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The Funny Tonne

Detention

Detention

    

In Detention, Dougie does double duty as sentimental vice principal Mr B, and a non-verbal gremlin of a student sewing chaos and confusion when Mr B steps out of the room. This is the most fun I’ve ever had in detention as Dougie treats us to his incredibly precise character work. The real magic emerges as Dougie turns the audience into his belligerent students, teasing and quipping to him as he tries to give us a good education. The world building he achieves in an hour is tantalising, and it’s genuinely sad when it’s time to go and return to the grown up world. Dougie is an immaculate clown, and Detention his masterpiece. 

Reviewed by Ryan Hamilton

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