Melbourne Town Hall
to April 26, Thu-Sat 10.50pm, Sun 9.50pm
$20 - $15
4/5
In a distant galaxy, three intrepid astronauts - Kerry O'Brien, Chuck Norris and Kevin Bacon - seek the cure for mannequinitis, a deadly disease which is ravaging the cosmos. Victims of mannequinitis transmute into living plastic, a fate which has already befallen Bacon's friend and companion, Christoff. If more lives are to be saved, our heroes must overcome impossible odds - including mysterious aliens, cardboard sets, and the perils of deep space.
As with last year's Golden Gibbo Award-winning The Ghosts of Ricketts Hill, the latest show from The Suitcase Royale - Joseph (Jof) O'Farrell, Miles O'Neil and Glen Walton - is a triumph of inventive lunacy.
Ingeniously employed props and toys create theatrical illusions which are cinematic in scale. Mistakes and ad-libbing are swiftly adapted into the script. Laughs come thick and fast. Although risking self-indulgence when the chaos is pushed too far, the Space Show always pulls back from the edge. Simply fantastic.
This review first appeared in The Age Online on Tuesday April 7.
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