Ever had a row in a pub about the Irish language? Then you have to see this play. Worried you’ll understand “sweet faic all”? In Bás Tongue at Project Cube, they’ve taken care of it – the Irish parts are surtitled in English.  An old-school gaelgóir (Manchán Magan) goes head to head with a Tesco’s check-out girl turned Irish language zealot (Roxanna Nic Liam). The pair bitch and moan at each other in at least four languages, trading insults and stories about words, music, poetry and the drawbacks of a bilingual sex life.

Writer and linguistic gymnast Manchán Magan covers vast ground in 50 minutes. The show is both reverent and dismissive of Irish language traditions and sacred cows – the voices of O’Riordán and Ní Dhomhnaill are heard alongside the sound of ripping dictionaries and the whack of obscure grammar books hitting the floor.

Director Willie White has delivered an entertaining and thought-provoking show. Both performances were relaxed and polished. Roxanna Nic Liam interacted gracefully with the audience, with perfectly timed storytelling and the odd blast of Leona Lewis in Irish.  The surtitles can be a bit jerky at times, but the best part is the dull orthodoxy about the Irish language is dying - what replaces it is for the audience to decide. Definitely something new to talk about in the pub.

Ruth Kennedy