What a great night at the theatre!
The Biggest Little Play Festival in the World is in the sixth week of its eight week run, and it just seems to get better every week. Each night, the audience is asked to vote for its favourite plays, and I had huge difficulty choosing two favourites from the ten plays performed.
YOU GOTTA GO written by Carol Dance, starring Aviral Mohan and Karol Bonkowski is a warm, funny look at the Melbourne Cup and the challenges this horse race poses for new Australians. The two characters work in the predictable, organised world of train-timetabling and have great difficulty coming to terms with the unfathomable importance of “the sweep”, wearing a funny hat and having a drink in the middle of the work day! One character asks: “Why do I need to do this?” Only to be told that he must be happy with the explanation; “That’s Australia, mate!” This is a very clever script, performed by talented actors with impeccable comic timing.
