If you want a good laugh with some thought behind it ? then ?Baby with the Bathwater? is a pre-Christmas giggle.

The play is being performed in Docksiders? backroom, which brings a bit of a fringe feel to the performance.

The set allows the audience to get an up close and personal view but, on the other hand, because of it the audience?s view is blocked during a few of the scenes. So, I recommend sitting on the sides, rather than the more comfy seats at the rear.

A futon-style couch, with what looked like a rather dingy grey sheet, was the main feature of the set and this was used as both a bed and a couch. Along with that there were chairs and more chairs, a table and a gift box with a lively surprise.

It was great to feel the cast, their rage and their humour, while all the while wondering, what they would come up with next.

The play has been produced by Jackie Aubrey and directed by John Zuill and it is one of Waterspout?s first true comedies.

Jane Stark (Helen, the wife) and Andrew Bacon (John, the husband) are the epitome of dysfunction.

They are so convincing in their disastrous ways they will have you believing that there are parents who cannot determine the sex of their child, namely their son Daisy, while thinking it is normal.

The nanny, played by Jennifer Burrell, was a laugh and a half, she cuddled the baby with one hand and tossed it down with the other. Also, as the femme fatale, she was better than good as she led the unsuspecting husband away for a little something that shouldn?t have been on the menu.

Elizabeth Dunton was the crazy Cynthia, who just happened upon the family, after an unusual array of very weird and not so wonderful circumstances.

Ms Dunton and Ms Burrell then played the women in the park when Daisy was a little older, weirder and now suicidal.

Barbara Jones, a.k.a. Mrs. Willoughby, was totally self-absorbed in the role as the principal cum guidance counsellor, while Daisy?s teacher Miss Pringle (Alison Evans) performed the role of the frustrated and concerned educator excellently.

Daisy as a very confused adult was excellently played by Douglas Jones, who wore a dress occasionally and trainers.

Most of his role was talking to a shrink, the voice of Thomas Moore, and during this time his confusion was as apparent as the advice was clear.

?Baby with the Bathwater ?is a hilarious Christopher Durang play and, if you had a dysfunctional childhood, or you?re dealing with interesting and sometimes uncertain parenting moments, then this is the play for you.

The play will at Docksiders until December 8.