THE LAST BUCKET OF WATERBy The Hounds
The Arts Centre - Black Box, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
8.30pm, Tuesday to Saturday until April 25
$18 - $24
Rating: ** ½
Pop-culture references, slapstick and an impending Apocalypse named ‘Neal’ combine in The Last Bucket of Water; a gleefully manic story that unfortunately comes across as rather lightweight.
The fate of the last bucket of water in a drought-plagued world rests in the hands of three unlikely heroes: Adam McKenzie, Robby Lloyd and Tegan Higginbotham, aka Melbourne comedy trio The Hounds.
Half the fun in a Hounds production lies in watching the trio playfully embellish the script: improvisation and adlibbing are key elements of their comedy. But compared to their 2008 show, Every Film Ever Made, The Last Bucket of Water lacks a solid foundation around which the trio can develop their routines.
Consequently, despite being restaged with all the resources of the Arts Centre’s Full Tilt program after previous seasons at the Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, The Last Bucket of Water left a slightly flat taste in this reviewer’s mouth.
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