Kate Dolan wishes she were a trout. It’s a strange thing to say, she knows. So how did she end up there? This whirlwind hour treads some serious topics (PMDD, sobriety and suicidal thoughts) but never in an expected way. To help, she considered doing a regular hour of stand up with a microphone, but thought she’d best leave that to the men. Here, she delivers an absurdist, high-energy, full body experience. There’s singing, dancing, every accent under the sun, and a heap of tangents. She compares the show to a manic episode. It’s an apt description and fair warning for a style that’s an acquired taste. If you’re on board – as most are – then you’re in it all the way. And if you’re not, you’ll quickly get left behind.

Dolan barely stops for breath, and sometimes the material itself could be given a little more room, each point pushed before the last has landed. She notes that women aren’t allowed to be loud and weird but she’s both, and unashamedly so, never holding back from anything less than full-throttle weird, even if it makes you uncomfortable. It builds to a surprisingly touching finale, with some dancing in a custom-made trout head. Dolan is a rising star of the alternative comedy scene but may be on the cusp of a mainstream breakthrough. 

Kate Dolan: Trout, Monkey Barrel, until 30 August, 8.35pm.