Jim Bowes

Whether WMDs can be launched within 45 minutes may be debatable, but a far safer bet would be to spend that length of time in the company of Bowes. An affable and enthusiastic host, he guides us along the journey from polite to increasingly assertive complaining, explains the event that prompted the quest in the first place, and asks himself, and the audience, what this means on a grander scale.

C cubed, 0845 260 1234, until 27 Aug, 8.15pm, £7.50–£9.50 (£6.50–£8.50).