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The Frogs will give you fits of giggle and leave you grinning all the way home: the funniest comedy you'll see this year.

PAIGE BRUTON: Comedy fans will surely be relieved the gang are up to their old shenanigans, but anyone hoping to see a contemporary version of Aristophanes classic may feel a tad aggrieved.

Song, dance and slapstick in irreverent take on classic Greek comedy

Song, dance and slapstick in irreverent take on classic Greek comedy

The Frogs - Review of Spymonkey’s messy take on an ancient comedy classic

There is still something joyously goofy in it that will make you curious about comedy itself - even if the apology to Aristophanes also needs to be extended on his behalf.

The physical comedy ensemble revives the ancient Greek play in an audacious staging with a tragicomic present-day backstory

Carl Grose’s adaptation continues until 3 February in Northampton ahead of a London run at the Kiln Theatre from 8 February

The Aristophanes play is interwoven with the theatre company’s personal quest in a ramshackle show that loses its way