Two true-crime podcasters from Yorkshire are thrown into a real-life murder investigation in this romp of a musical. The musical trundles along like a well-oiled machine with its central characters (mousy, anxious Kathy and bolshy, loud-mouthed Stella) the perfect foil for one another. After their literary hero, Felicia Taylor, is murdered, Kathy and Stella work through a litany of suspects from sleazy pub owners to quirky morgue technicians in a bid to solve the case themselves. Most of the story is delivered through song, with the very occasional reprise into dialogue.

While it’s a compelling whodunnit and there are plenty of laughs along the way (mostly thanks to Rebekah Hinds’ gobby Stella), reveals are slow and songs are slightly repetitive. Each number is a toe-tapping good time that has people shimmying in their sets, but nothing feels like a break-out hit. The biggest laughs come from Stella and Kathy’s deranged Number One Fan, whose gravelly singing voice is just as compelling as her comedic timing. In places, the plotline and characters dip into cliché, but overall the main characters are endearing, there are plenty of laughs and the whole thing is a bag of fun. 

Kathy And Stella Solve A Murder, Underbelly George Square, until 27 August, 7.30pm.