Did you know the surprising difference between the original game of Monopoly and how it’s played today? This is just one of the salient nuggets of information discussed in this skilful two-hander from Worklight Theatre comprising Joe Sellman-Leava and Dylan Howells under Katharina Reinthaller’s direction. Sellman-Leava is a millennial, disgruntled by his financial situation. Why does he never have enough money? This show traces the origins of that problem back to the 80s, Thatcherism, and the council house right-to-buy scheme.

With accented contributions from noted economist Adam Smith (‘he lived with his mother’ Sellman-Leava dryly notes) and some consideration for how the free hand of the market can affect individuals such as his grocery-store owning parents, Sellman-Leava provides more than just an illustrated TED Talk here, with Howells deftly conjuring the multimedia on the sidelines. Taking inspiration from a commonly used political slogan, It's The Economy, Stupid! is anything but, asking intelligent questions about some of the theories our modern economies are built on. This passionate, educational show allows Worklight Theatre to stimulate both the idealist and the cynic in their audience, making a fresh inquiry into how our finances work, or don’t. 

It’s The Economy, Stupid!, Pleasance Dome, until 26 August, 1.10pm; main picture: Duncan McGlynn.