Two frenetically energetic actors performed two extremely different one-man pieces they wrote themselves.

Murphy's desperate bid to find the money he owes was both dark and funny, like Irvine Welsh set in Dublin.

The opening set, however, was much more surreal, as rubber-faced Ricky Payne morphed into a vast array of historical and religious figures in an attempt to understand man and woman.

Edwin Mullane as Murphy was a master storyteller, creating an entertaining tale of brawls, madcap schemes and surprising emotion.