Although one of the joys of train enthusiast Francis Bourgeois’ reports is seeing his ecstatic facial expressions, Amy Matthews opens with a superb deconstruction of his missives in audio only. Then she goes on to offer her own, less enthusiastic experience of UK train travel with a rail journey providing the framework for this tightly constructed show. 

Matthews takes a look at life with a busy brain (without mentioning ADHD once), working her way through the millions of distractions in this modern world, most of them being related to our phones. In one section she perfectly catalogues the stages of procrastination as Inside Out-style characters and elsewhere takes a sidestep to explore crossing the boundary from working-class roots to middle-class pretentions.

Much of the hour covers familiar territory, but it’s wonderfully put together and delivered with a quiet confidence, including an incredibly simple but effective sound cue that hammers home her message. Matthews’ comedic sensibilities are finely honed and not a beat is missed. This is an incredibly insightful take on life today as a woman in her late 20s yet does manage to pause in places and take in the poetry. 

Amy Matthews: Commute With The Foxes, Monkey Barrel The Tron, until 25 August, 3pm; main picture: Dylan Woodley.