If an 88-year-old, two-hander slapstick skit with repetitive gags doesn’t sound promising then you’ll be surprised and delighted by Dinner For One. Miss Sophie (Ann Clarke), turning 90, has invited her four favourite fellas to dinner, despite the minor inconvenience that they are all well dead. Her loyal and enduring butler, James (Brendan Cooney) ensures all goes smoothly until he has imbibed a little too much of the celebratory drinky-poos. British comedian Freddie Frinton made the role famous in the 1960s and a televised version has been incredibly popular across Europe and Australia (on SBS) being played as a tradition on New Year’s Eve. Frinton was teetotal in life and while Mr Cooney’s preference for a tipple is unknown it can be stated he makes a most convincing drunk. The success of the show – that only runs for 20 minutes – relies on the comic timing and acting of James the Butler – and Cooney is rather excellent.