Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society (WODS) must possess the bravest amateur actors in the land.

How else can one explain men of a certain age, who don't do this for a living, happily including full frontal nudity in their show?

For, unlike many of WODS' previous productions, this is not a family show. It's not even a show for those with weak stomachs. But it is for everyone who wants a good laugh as the cold winter nights draw in.

Anyone who has seen the film of the same name will already be familiar with the plot - though will probably be thrown by the fact the musical is set in America.

One of the few aspects that could have used work were the accents, which unfortunately slipped now and then.

The story follows unemployed buddies Jerry Lukowski (played by Ben Wilson) and Dave Bukatinsky (Ben Leeke), whose bank balances and self esteem has taken a knock since losing their jobs.

Jerry needs to raise a big pile of cash to pay child support and keep custody of his son Nathan (Chris Fletcher) and he hits on the idea of staging a one-night-only male strippers show.

After finding a rag-tag band of men willing to strip, they begin some hilarious rehearsals but, of course, come through in the end.

Most of the leads were very confident - and so they should be, as this is the second time WODS have staged this show in as many years. I thought it was a shame, however, that most of the leads were played by the same people as before, rather than giving others the chance to shine.

That aside, this was a very professional show. Laura Synnuck, who played Dave's wife, wouldn't be out of place in the West End with her strong stage presence and powerful vocals.

Sarah Hadley, as Vicki Nichols, was another entertaining lady as the glamorous wife of former mill supervisor Harold.

The duet between these two as they sung to their respective men about how they still loved them was one of the highlights of the show.

The lead men were also excellent vocalists, demonstrated particularly in Jerry's song to his son.

The funeral scene still needed a little polishing, however, as the harmonies were not quite right.

The set was very impressive, especially the battered old mini, and the backstage crew did a great job of moving everything along swiftly, so each scene moved seamlessly into the next.

Apart from the few glitches already mentioned, there was little to distinguish this from a professional show and WODS should be very proud of this riotous evening of barefaced entertainment.

The Fully Monty runs until Saturday, October 18 at the Swan Theatre, Worcester.