Mark Thomas: 100 Acts of Minor Dissent

After last year's poignant theatrical tribute to his late father's love of opera, Bravo Figaro, Mark Thomas has returned to the mischievous activism for which he's best known. Between May of this year and next, he's pledged to commit 100 acts of minor dissent, upon pain of donating £1000 to UKIP if he fails – a challenge that ensures the show is constantly evolving, with several pranks planned for his Edinburgh run.

Nevertheless, he's already got more than enough material to sustain an hour and pique the multinationals, the dog mess droppers and the powers that be. Inspired by the commitment and niggling irritations of his childrens' example, gifting him a taste of his own medicine, Thomas's acts so far have ranged from petty junk mail retribution to very publicly shaming Apple's flagship London store over tax avoidance. A section in which he “heckles” books by slipping spoiler notes inside still-to-be sold copies, or stickers subverting their marketing hyperbole, is perhaps rather too long and slightly too pleased with itself. But it presages his more powerful and worthier introduction of the BastardTrade kitemark, an angry alternative to the Fair Trade logo that damns companies for their ethical failings. Elsewhere, he recalls an amusing shoplifting operation in Harrods and there are important civil liberties revelations too. Who knew department stores were permitted to install CCTV cameras in their toilets?

Reiterating that it is a civic duty to stand-up for your human rights, Thomas has even gone so far as to establish bonds with police officers he's inconvenienced or intruded upon.