When the musical Menopause became a smash hit, it was no real surprise given its specific target market and the play-for-laughs format that was implemented by its creators.

There's a lot of similarities between that show and Mum's The Word 2: Teenagers, the next instalment in a series that is very much aimed at middle-aged mothers looking for a fun night out, and not much more.

Mum's The Word 2: Teenagers provides no real storyline and is moreso a collection of skits and scenes involving the perilous and often terrifying world of teenagers - covering everything from MSN to texting, fashion sense and mood swings.

But it's not all fun and games. Amongst the two and a bit of hours of heavy laughter are some darker issues - including the ever-so-prevalent problem of drugs and alcohol-fuelled crime as well as first-time sex and major relationship issues.

At its heart though, Mum's The Word 2: Teenagers exists for laughs. Lines like, "I take please in an empty laundry basket and canteen days" set the tone for what is essentially a laugh-fest with very few down moments. While the opening night audience probably deviated from what the typical general night audience will be, there was still plenty of hearty laughs - particularly from those who resonated with what was happening on stage.

It's not a difficult piece to stage really - throw in some mobile phone jokes, a bit of a song and dance routine and few husband jokes and you've got it made. That's also where the problems start to arise, however. This is essentially a one-card trick, and the fact that it goes on - and on - for some two hours over two acts is questionable. It could have very easily been wrapped up in a tight, 90 minute punchy show that would have had the same result and avoided the lagging moments.

The best scenes included an hilarious recounting of a family hike involving two unwilling teenagers and a cold bath, another featuring the purchasing of a teenage girl's first bra and one in which a young girl suddenly emerges from her boyfriend's room, giving a very nervous hello to his mother when they unexpectedly meet in the kitchen.

The individual performances are excellent. Jean Kittson, Tracy Bartram, Katrina Foster, Victoria Nicolls and Louise Siverson all have their moments in a piece in which the actors essentially live or die by the quality of each individual skit. There's certainly no problem in the delivering of any of the scenes, though every now and again I was left wishing microphones were being used to help with projection at the very large and sometimes hollow Theatre Royal.

Mum's The Word 2: Teenagers is by no means Shakespeare, but it certainly lives up to the expectation of plenty of light-hearted fun and a barrel load of laughs.