THIS show certainly does what it says on the tin.

A one-man stand-up performance with the theme of going forth and multiplying, Ryan the bisexual lion – the creation of US comedian/performer Ryan Good – gives the audience a whistlestop tour of the animal kingdom which focuses on the absurdity as well as the beauty of life and love and love-making. Cocky, bizarre, comic and strangely poignant at times, Ryan expounds the virtues of sex, the recurring theme being that “humping is awesome”.

Managing to capture the audience’s imagination, he draws us into his polyamorous world with this nicely-written hour long exposition. Best when he’s focusing on giving genuine insights into the complexity of breeding for certain animals, or talking about the realities of online (or perhaps on-lion) dating, Ryan strays perhaps a little too often into his own inevitably egotistical romantic set-up.

But mostly this is a likeable and subversive fast-paced romp from a persuasive storyteller with a natural stage presence.