Stressed lawyer Jimmy Gabriel allows other people’s agendas to get the better of him, and into one helluva bind. His fiance Wendy wants to move in with him. This is at the same time as his Swedish flatmate Inga has got him to agree to getting engaged to her, in ‘name only,’ so that she can apply for permanent residency.

Tony Laumberg’s latest play Two Weddings and A Lawyer stretches credibility a little but it is written with a deft touch, plenty of snappy lines, and a clever, unpredictable plot.

Richard Cotter directs the production with an appropriate fast, light touch. Gary Boulter was a lot of fun as the tortured but good natured Gabriel, Brigid O’Sullivan gave an assured performance as Gabriel’s long-suffering girlfriend Wendy. As Gabriel’s flatmate Inga, Albany Dighton managed the Swedish accent capably and did the manipulative, sexy blonde young thing well.

The hulky presence of Mark McCann as Gabriel’s best friend, Billy Babbage, gave the play a lot of its spark. He reveled in a fun comic role of a bored accountant who makes a career shift and applies to a leading acting school. A Bruce Lee fan, Billy enjoyed doing a few of his moves, as well as sharing some of Lee’s little known profundities.

Tricia Youlden convinced as uptight, cynical immigration officer, Miss Winthrop, determined to undermine the credibility of Jimmy and Inga’s relationship.