It’s a relief to see a new resident theatre company at the Lion and Unicorn, and with its production of The Unimportant History of Britain, Giant Olive suggests the venue is in safe hands.

‘Churchill: five minutes on the royals’

THREE contestants sit down for a game of Just a Minute. BEEP! “Hesitation,” exclaims Joseph Stalin, “there was a pause so big I could drive tank right through.” Winston Churchill looks dejected; at any other time speaking about the Royal Family for 12 seconds would be easy. Gandhi sits rubbing a sore spot inflicted by Stalin.

Giant Olive Theatre Company's cast of three offered up a comedic look at the less important bits of British history; from the Dark Ages through to the 20th Century.