Make Me A Song - TNT

William Finn isn't exactly a household name over here, but even if you've never heard of him before, it won't be long into this compilation show before it becomes abundantly clear that he's American, gay, Jewish, worried about his weight and not exactly in the first flush of youth. His words are worth listening to, but (with a couple of notable exceptions) his tunes won't linger in the memory on first hearing. Without narrative drive to support them, the evening becomes a pleasantly enjoyable, often funny — and sometimes tender — medley, packed with neuroses and urban angst, which would have benefitted from some background information.But each performer has a chance to shine: Sally Ann Triplett's dowdy comic teacher in Only One, Frances Ruffelle's flirty starlet confiding The Stupid Things I Won't Do, Ian H Watkins' nerdy schoolboy spelling bee contestant with his hair standing on end in I'm Not That Smart, and (most poignant of all) Louise Dearman dueting with Simon Thomas in I'd Rather Be Sailing/Set Those Sails. New Players, The Arches, Villiers St, WC2. (0844-477 1000). Until April 6. £35-£25