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I'm not sure what their latest show really meant, but it was a lot of fun if you left your political correctness and sophistication at the door.

Actually, this specially commissioned set, part of the British Library's Breaking The Rules season, did have an unusually cohesive theme, with the pair presenting their new manifesto. Though David Cameron or even the Monster Raving Loony Party will be unlikely to purloin policies such as being rude about tile companies or randomly shouting "Beg your pardon".

With this duo, one always gets a blizzard of ideas onstage and pre-recorded, though some felt recycled this time.

The stunt where they planted their slogans in shops owed as much to Jeremy Beadle as it did to Situationism, while loyal followers of Noble's oeuvre will know that his aforementioned urination scene is a recurring motif.

If the aim was to amuse and provoke, they succeeded, mixing the confessionalism of Tracey Emin with the subversion of Chris Morris.

A couple of Jewish jokes were far too puerile to offend and elsewhere there was much to appreciate, including the Brecht-meets-Brel musical support from The Cesarians.

Curmudgeons, however, may suggest that the headliners ought to be sectioned.

Noble And Silver
The British Library
Euston Road, NW1 2DB