Jeromaia Detto’s Giuseppe is an impossibly likable character – sweet, exuberant, eager to please, lively and entertaining. But a bit of a buffoon when it comes to love.

Only too willing to admit that he has never been in love and that he therefore knows nothing about love, there is only one way to fix the problem: seek help - ask someone. That is, ask someone in the audience. With a paper thin script, Giuseppe’s Love Quest is basically an exercise in audience participation. He doesn’t just ask one or two people in the audience. Sooner or later most people will be involved. If you’re shy about joining in, sitting up the back won’t save you. Giuseppe will still find you.

But Giuseppe is never threatening. The heavily romanticised Italian accent puts people at ease. Detto is very gifted at extracting information from people in a way that allows them to tell their own story. Once the ice is broken, other members of the audience become willing to offer up the advice he is seeking. What does it mean to be in love? What is a hug? What is a kiss? Would you be willing to come up on stage and show me?

As with any show relying so heavily on audience participation, results will vary. On a good night, with people in full party mode, there is much fun to be had. Even in the middle of the week people are pretty responsive. No doubt Jeromaia Detto has learned along the way how to make the best use of suggestions offered up by even the most reticent punters. And to quickly recognise which audience members will have something special to offer.

But does Giuseppe actually learn anything from his quest? Unlikely. He will most likely be back here once again tomorrow night to ask the same questions.