Rowan Hackett: Brewed

Brewed is a stand-up comedy show by Rowan Hackett, back in Glasgow after a debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, staged at Blackfriars Basement. It uses the pint glass as its frame for a personal set.

Brewed is a stand-up show in which Rowan Hackett looks at a woman's ties to the game, to family and to forgiveness, using the pint glass as a way into the story. The material moves from the carefree vodka and lemonade years to later tastes for IPA, the demands of parenthood and late-night pizza crunch suppers.

The set is built around football. Rowan approaches it like a pressing game, with quick thinking, plenty of dribbling and the occasional moment of genius, while a gung-ho attacking style leaves gaps for the counter-attack and a weakness for crosses into the box. The humour rests on clever one-liners and self-deprecating wit, with more personal history running underneath the jokes. The show was first staged in Edinburgh and has now been brought back to Glasgow.

The performance takes place at Blackfriars Basement, at 36 Bell Street, a venue that mainly hosts stand-up comedy and theatre. It will appeal to audiences who enjoy confessional, character-led comedy, and the football references work as the framework of the show rather than something viewers must already follow.