There were several moments during Backcombed, the delightfully unhinged return of physical comedy duo The Merkin Sisters, that a theatre-goer in front of me audibly uttered to the man next to her, “This is so weird.”

Indeed it is. Indeed they are. But The Merkin Sisters have built a reputation on mining that weirdness for laughs, and this latest outing does not disappoint.

Ingrid Hansen and Stéphanie Morin-Robert have been fixtures at this and other fringe festivals for a number of years now, bringing their talents as puppeteers, storytellers and physical comedians to sell-out crowds.