The prodigal son has returned, bringing a whole lot of trouble with him for his long-suffering brother Henry.

The patriarch at the head of funeral directors Hall and Son looks set to need his own services very soon and, to Henry, it seems a little white lie might be enough to get rid of his short-tempered, live-wire brother.

Unfortunately, nothing goes quite how he planned as the estranged interloper decides he wants to join the family business.

The two-man performance, augmented by a pair of filing cabinets which fill in as bunk beds, desks, coffins and chairs, features plenty of energy.

Gilbert Taylor gives a menacing performance as the skinhead brother who wants to run things his way and has the ability to reduce flower-sellers to tears.

Darren East, meanwhile, is much more measured as the geeky homeboy Henry, whose horror as his plan goes awry is all too obvious to the audience.

At times wilfully weird, the black comedy deals with the big themes of death and family, but in a very twisted way.

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