I love new Australian works. It is why I'm such a big Belvoir and Lally Katz fan so I was thrilled to see two new Australian works in the list for Sydney Theatre Company this year.
This was a fascinating play. I felt inside and outside of understanding at so many times. I could see my family in there but also not. I could feel the love and joy and frustration of a life lived not quite to expectations. Some scenes worked brilliantly like dinner dissolving into a food fight and the confession of attraction for the mothers but others felt rushed. The breakup between our protagonists felt a bit left field but then so did their affection for each other. Perhaps that was the plays weakest point. The lynch pin that would bring all the families together didn't feel quite strong or stable enough to warrant the risk.
I liked it. I would give 3/5.
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