Imagine what would happen if Dame Kiri Te Kanawa found herself in a van with a load of particularly raucous rugby players?

Well, you could either expect a beautifully-sung national anthem at the start of the game or a rather foul-mouthed aria whenever the Dame next stepped up to the stage.

Take a clue from the second example and you should have a rough idea of what Tourette's Diva - a hilarious homage to all that is outrageous and a musical tribute which features less bass and more base humour - was all about.

Written by Richard Thomas and featuring the classically-trained vocal talents of Lucy Stevens and Lore Lixenberg (a long-time collaborator with comedian Simon Munnery), this work of total dysfunction and mental cruelty featured the afore-mentioned divas in a vitriolic war of words which saw them spout countless unmentionables and innumerable unutterables.

Do You Ever Wonder Why Your Imaginary Friend Committed Suicide?, Everybody Hates You, My Soul Is Dark And Manky and a bizarre tribute to the Corby Trouser Press were just some of the oddities presented to the audience in an hour-long show which managed to delve into the depths of depravity while, at the same time, managing to be completely hilarious.

Whereas opera is generally considered to be one of the highest art forms, Tourette's Diva managed to create an entirely new genre: very low art. An innovative musical form which will surely flourish as long as we find swear words funny - which should be for some time yet.

Glen Ferris
Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton Thursday