Sex Idiot

Although Byrony Kimmings' mash-up of styles evokes both cabaret and musical theatre, her unusual choices of material (pubic hair, alcohol) and willingness to reveal her most intimate relationships suggest that she has emerged from a Live Art background. That she fuses this intensely serious tradition with a light humour and sense of fun is a testament to her considerable skill as a performer, and makes Sex Idiot both poignant and hilarious.

After Kimmings discovered that she had a common STI, she embarked on a journey through her sexual past. Part memoir of lost love, part picaresque comedy show, Kimmings revisits ex-partners and captures the essence of each relationship in a series of short sketches. These range from violent fantasies about unfaithfulness - as expressed through the magic of the "keytar" - to all-action choreography, before ending in an appeal to the audience to offer their pubes for art's sake.

Although the humour is often broad - the parody of Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues lists more alternative names for the front bottom than Viz's Profanisaurus - Kimmings is capable of sudden sensitivity, concluding with a moving confession that is honest and searing. Her comedy would shame most stand-ups into silence through its bold, imaginative vigour: yet her sincerity and bravery goes far beyond their jokes to remind how immediate and visceral Live Art can be, even without being stereotypically shocking.