Celebrating their 25th year, Lip Service’s talent for literary interpretations and myriad mixed gender roles have become much loved. Best Bits gives new life to Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding’s favourite moments.

Entering as King Arthur and Guinevere, it was clear the audience were in for a silly, fast-paced performance from Maggie and Sue - think Morecambe and Wise without the curtain.

They zoomed from sketch to sketch: Withering Looks recreates the lives of the Bronte sisters; television personalities Tony and Twizzle appear; Very Little Women deconstructs Louisa May Alcott’s classic; and Move Over Moriarty follows Sherlock Holmes on a case.

It was a genial romp through their repertoire, where prior knowledge was certainly not essential. But it helped.

Ingenious use of props and a clever revolving set really complemented the Music Hall-esque energy of the performance. Their gentle, lovingly-crafted comedy still maintains a level of spontaneity. This dithyrambic creativity means recycled or dated material - the Camelot gag reminiscent of Monty Python And The Holy Grail and Horror For Wimps similarity to Young Frankenstein – can still raise laughs.

Best Bits was raucously silly, but needed a bit more structure. Darren Southworth’s musical interludes with a local community choir, although a lovely touch, detracted from the comedy.

The blend of quick-fire sketches, film clips and songs meant the show just lacked the cohesion to be a perfect tribute to Lip Service’s past.

That said, there is no need to pay lip service here. Maggie and Sue’s good-natured dynamism, very clever turn of phrase and gifts for literary deconstruction shone through.