A fine display of naked and semi naked men were seen by all in Alan Bleasdale’s Having a Ball at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre.

We were also treated to a top display of male underwear from the mightily attractive Y-fronts (with tucked in vest) through to the posing pouch - each matching their characters perfectly.

This is a comedy based around a private hospital, three men, their lives and the traumas of waiting for a vasectomy.

From the very well heeled Malcolm 'Y- front man' Thomas, to Ritchie 'posing pouch' Burrows the old school bully, through to the Guardian reading Lenny 'naked' Anderson, each had a very different reason for getting the snip.

Throw in a cynical nurse, a female doctor and a wife who knows too much and you have a plot that ticks along nicely.

Unfortunately there did seem to be one character too many. Towards the end of the play George Hill, who plays Harry the sex god in his 70’s Landis, comes into the hospital for his vasectomy proclaiming the virtues of living life to the full.

Alas within minutes he dies after a heart attack without adding anything to the play.

Lenny Anderson played by Colin Campbell steals the show with one extremely funny scene that would not be out of place in a Carry On film. Never have I seen a naked man played with so much vigour and animation.

Needless to say, the ladies were impressed.

Overall a funny play with a few extremely funny scenes that will keep you amused for the full 2 hours.

'HAVING A BALL' RUNS AT THE BELGRADE THEATRE UNTIL 15 SEPTEMBER - DETAILS