Theatre: Pitch black comedy still rocking along nicely

Stones in His Pockets has aged badly in some respects - but remains a sturdy piece of storytelling

Charlie de Bromhead and Conan Sweeny in Stones in His Pockets DARREN ANDREWS

Stones in His Pockets

By Marie Jones

Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin

Rating:***

Runs until June 10

‘What do you call a Kerryman with brains?” asks the assistant director of a Hollywood historical blockbuster being filmed on location in rural Ireland. “Dangerous!” In fact, it is the new arrivals whose cultural imperialism spells menace – precisely because their intellects turn out to be much smaller than their wallets.

Stones in His Pockets has a ...