Police Cops in Space, Underbelly Festival Review

Written by Beth for Theatre and Tonic.

Disclaimer: Gifted tickets in return for an honest review. All opinions are our own.

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Police Cops are back! 

The comedy group of Tom Roe, Zachary Hunt and Nathan Parkinson are back entertaining audiences again with another outing of one of their plays: Police Cops in Space. 

The last Police Cop in the universe, Sammy Johnson, must avenge his father's death with the help of his trusty sidekicks and longs to become the best damn Police Cop in Space. 

Filled with multi-rolling, physical comedy, and silly jokes, Police Cops in Space did not disappoint. Fans of their bigger musical, aptly named Police Cops The Musical, will not be disappointed, with a return of beloved characters and inside jokes, which cleverly don't alienate newcomers. This hilarious show will have you clutching your stomach laughing every thirty seconds at something new.

The Police Cops troup has shown once again what they can do with a minimal budget, costumes and set used very effectively. Although not a musical this time, music was used very cleverly again in montages and dance sequences which delighted the entire audience. 

This brilliant, laughter-packed Fringe show epitomises the very essence of Fringe Theatre. Loved by seasoned fans and newcomers alike, Police Cops in Space succeeds at parodying theatre cliché after theatre cliché with some classic detective fiction parodying thrown in as well. 

Running for just 1 hour just off Oxford Street, Police Cops in Space provides the perfect evening out this August.

 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆