Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Nic Gareiss want to talk to you about mice;big ones, little ones, black ones, hairless ones. We find out that mice are a huge part of a billion dollar scientific research industry, and that we share 95% similarity in our immune systems; some mice cost more than others, and almost everyone has a story about one.

This playful and inventive show, directed by Sophie Motley, is both educational and entertaining, with the fizzing chemistry between fiddler Ó Raghallaigh and step dancer Gareiss acting as an alternative narrative to a piece of work that mingles music, dance, audio-documentary, and an array of props; from coffee granules to mouse traps.

The mousetrap is a neat metaphor for this show,which draws you in under one conceit and then snaps your mind with another;there is audio footage from the performers family and friends, testifying to their own experiences with mice, and a lovely digression into famous mice over the ages, which links the performers over tradition and memory;when Gareiss references the song Frog Went-A-Courting, and Ó'Raghallaigh shares his memory of hearing that song on the Tom & Jerry cartoon Pecos Pest, with Jerry plucking Tom's whiskers like guitar strings.

The production contains a delicate suppleness and duality, where the American and Irish traditions meet, and scurry around the space like radiant lightning, and when the music and dancing collide, the piece mesmerises.

Star rating: ★★★★