Set in what could be an authentic Guide hut in the Pleasance, this show is built around a 25th reunion of an 80's Brownie troop as Brown Owl looks back at her girls and we get to see 'where are they now?' through a series of sketches.
Brown Owl herself is (somewhat disconcertingly) a bloke with a beard, and accompanied by two women, the troop of three play all the various roles.
The sketches were a bit hit and miss, with some of the successes being a can't-be-bothered fitness instructor, an Essex-girl Judge Julie, and an over-the-top granny and mummy having an argument using the baby as a proxy. These were offset however by the greater number of skits that didn't quite hit the mark, from a French lost-property person at the airport, through a changing-room assistant who is far from helpful, to a belaboured re-telling of the old nuns-in-a-car gag.
There were laughs of recognition from a few older ladies in the room, who I guess were former Brownies themselves, but the rest of the room didn't seem to get it quite as much.
If you can Lend A Hand to this show by bringing along your own Brownie memories, then it's probably for you, but for the rest of us it doesn't quite qualify for its Entertainment badge.
