IN Boeing Boeing a lusty lethario is juggling relationships with three flighty air stewardesses and his highly disgruntled maid is aiding and abetting the affairs.
Add into the mix our hapless hero – a long-lost relative looking for love - but who gets more than he bargained for when he gets entangled in the deceptions of his cousin.
And there is a recipe for English farce at its best.
As the pace quickens the comedy builds and what results is a slick suspense-filled piece of theatre. And it's in no small part due to the quality and chemistry of the small – but perfectly formed – cast, consisting of brothers Martin and John Marquez, (Eastenders, Hotel Babylon), Susie Blake (whose credits include Coronation Street), Sarah Jayne Dunnn (Hollyoaks), Josephine Butler and Thaila Zucchi.
Comic timing was faultless and, in the true sense of farce, it leaves you feeling a combination of exhausted and exhilarated.
Boeing Boeing plays at Milton Keynes Theatre until Saturday. (11/04)
For details call 0870 060 6652 or visit
www.miltonkeynestheatre.com