TWO guys... playing 15 characters? Can it really come off?

Well yes, given two such clever actors as Conor Delaney and Stephen Jones. An empty stage, few props, but these two draw us deftly into often hilarious, sometimes poignant scenes in the rural backwoods of County Kerry.

They achieve it by delineating each character by subtle changes in voice and body language. It’s very slick - the character changeovers happen every few moments, with one of the actors darting behind the other to emerge as someone else.

The storyline is promising: a traditional Irish community finds itself invaded by a Hollywood company to shoot a film. The clash of cultures is inevitable, and amusing.

The two main characters Charlie (played by Stephen) and Jake (Conor) along with other locals are excited at the prospect of earning £50 a day as film extras. Trying to handle them all are the film crew, from bossy director to broad-biceped bodyguard of the film star.

Best moments come when Stephen morphs into the sexy leading lady Caroline: his sensual body language is hilarious. Conor matches him in acting talent when becoming the mincing, flighty production assistant Aisling.

The action, and character changes, come fast and furious, remarkably so when the pair do a set Irish dance involving all of the characters.

The storyline is not all a bundle of laughs. The intrusion of Hollywood has a catastrophic effect on one local, which affects all the others and leads to some soul-searching. There’s a poignancy here among the comedy, as our two star-struck lads gain a reality check from it all.

The play, by Belfast playwright Marie Jones and directed by her husband Ian McElhinney enjoyed a sell-out run on Broadway and more than four years in the West End and on tour, being seen by more than two million people. As it goes on tour once again, it’s likely to win a whole new generation of fans.