Some play titles just hit the mark and this is definitely the case with the Goodale Brothers show PERFECT NONSENSE, the new production by the Hunters Hill Theatre Company.

PERFECT NONSENSE is a theatrical adaptation of PG Wodehouse’s novel The Code of the Woosters and features many favourite Wodehouse characters  including most notably Bertie Wooster and Jeeves.

The show really is a lot of comic nonsense with a very hairbrain, ludicrous plot line which one can either take or leave. The pleasures lie mainly in the play’s rich theatricality; there are just three male actors in the cast  who treat us to an array of goofy characters of both genders.

It’s a delight with everything done so playfully. Director Maggie Scott captures the tone of the production perfectly.  Props are brought in and in off the stage by the cast to ‘telegraph’/set the various scenes with great obviousness,  and humour. There are plenty of  costume and wig changes as the actors swap between characters. The cast also treat us to some improvisation and clever asides.

The play is bookmarked by a long, convoluted story told by Bertie with the audience also becoming a character in the play.

The three actors – Jack Mitchell is a very assured Bertie, with David Stewart-Hunter playing  Jeeves and Ross Alexander as Seppoings as well as a  host of other characters.

If you need a good laugh, head over to the Hunters Hill Theatre. PERFECT NONSENSE plays Hunters Hill Town Hall until the 25th March, 2018.

http://www.huntershilltheatre.com.au

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