Battery Farm is the penultimate play in the Traverse’s A play, A pie and a Pint season and what better way to spend lunchtime grazing than contemplating the lighter side of cannibalism. Written by the Scottish self appointed godfather of  playwriting Gregory Burke, it does not disappoint with this slice of jaunty life. Set in a Brave New World type “facility” where inconvenient old people are kept in tanks then gradually recycled to feed the rest of humanity.

It’s daytime television for people who read books

David MacLennan’s sleek and slick comedy direction makes sure the laughs are delivered bang on time. Alan Bissett and Denise Hoey are perfect foils to vaudeville legend Andy Gray who is on vintage form with his trade mark double takes and double-entendres – and somehow out of nowhere he sneakily gives “that diner scene” from When Harry Met Sally a run for its money. A titter ran round. But it does do exactly what it says on the tin. So if you’re looking for the high brow, high end, goatie rubbing, jumper wearing, meaning of life, type of a show, then jog on and buy a copy of the Guardian. It’s not rocket salad, but this neat superby delivered teaser is perfect afternoon fodder. It has everything you could possibly wish for in a bitesize theatre piece, it’s daytime television for people who read books. A gentle, funny quirky slice of life, nothing more nothing less. With the pie and the pint it’s a satisfying guilty pleasure, all served up with a cheeky sauce on the side.

Showing @Traverse theatre until 27 March 1pm