Funny: Don’t Make Me Laugh, a terrifying new play from Tim Nunn. Based on real reports, it is an ambitious project that sets out to explore the power of humour as torture. Following its World Premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2009, the latest production from acclaimed Glasgow based theatre company Reeling & Writhing will be at Brunton Theatre in February as part of a Scottish tour.

A young Army officer perfects his comic techniques as a tool to extract information from Middle Eastern terror suspects who are trained to resist torture by way of meditation. As traditional interrogation methods fail, the UK Security Services enlist him along with a veteran comedian to use humour as a means of unsettling the detainees’ resolve.

Written by Tim Nunn, Funny was inspired by his experiences as a human rights campaigner, and stars Black Watch actor Jonathan Holt, Donald Pirie (Mancub, National Theatre of Scotland, River City) and Paul Cunningham (Macbeth, National Theatre of Scotland).

Funny: Don’t Make Me Laugh, which contains strong language and is unsuitable for under 16s, will be at Brunton Theatre on Saturday 6 February. Tickets are £10.50 (£8.50), £6 under 18s and are available from Brunton Theatre Box Office on 0131 665 2240 or online at www.bruntontheatre.co.uk