I half expected this debut play by journalist Mark Jagasia to be stuffed full of in-jokes and hack humour that only people in the newspaper business would fully appreciate. But of course, the Faustian pact that drives sensationalist journalism isn't only struck between proprietor and journalist, but with the public, too.

To some extent, this accounts for the popularity of Jagasia's very funny play. Just as crucial is the quill-sharp script about a right-wing tabloid clawing back lost readership with sensationalist headlines about immigration.

There is plenty here for the liberal minded to enjoy being appalled by, and in Greg Hicks's explosive performance as the Clarion's abusive editor Morris, much for the conservative minded to applaud, too. Jagasia struck gold with the casting, which includes not only Hicks but Clare Higgins in the role of Morris's senior columnist Verity, a veteran of Fleet Street's glory days when daily papers were bought every day.

Mehmet Ergen's superbly acted production has the pace and laughs of a farce but, because everything here is recognisably rooted in truth, the evening also has the punch of a political drama.