Review by Steve Bennett

The Treason Show is extremely well put-together, from the 'political' pamphlets handed before the show, to the four robed bishops piously singing a parody of Elvis's A Little Less Conversation

But while the satire is slick, it's style is very familiar - from Tony Blair reciting an edited version of The Lord's Prayer to the Afghans, the depiction of Gordon Brown as a selfish child in therapy, and Blair and Bush singing a ditty entitled Only In It For The Oil.

The group undertook various impressions, from Saddam Hussein to Carol Smiley, which were adequately executed, but felt decidedly jaded as they have already been exhaustively explored by the likes of Alistair McGowan and Rory Bremner.

The talented quartet are clearly accomplished singers and actors, and the material is well-observed and topical, right up to Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins's sincere Edinburgh offering.

Similarly, the songs were entertainingly implemented but lacking in creative originality, Bush in a ten-gallon hat, George Best receiving a new liver, obese Americans singing Pigs In America to the tune of Kids in America.

Oddly enough, the high point of the show wasn't satire, but a rendition of My Way in Tourrette's style - but otherwise proceedings trundled along reasonably enough, right up to the disappointing finale, a skit based around Friends Reunited and the theme tune to Friends.

Review date: 1 Jan 2002
Reviewed by: Steve Bennett