This is definitely a comedy show. Writer Keiran King warns “these scripts are made purely to entertain, that’s it – no meanings, no thinking too hard”. There are no themes, narrative threads or messages to learn, just silly antics committed to wholeheartedly by a boisterous cast of five. The sprawling nature of the four main sketches cook up images of inner-urban sharehouse life; renting inspiration from hard rubbish days, television shows and begging drunks.

This is a confident production that entertains you during set changes with quick, funny skits or medleys of old TV show themes – reminiscent of Round The Twist, Seinfeld or Ship 2 Shore. The whole cast works well together as they change age, costume, race and even gender in increasingly fidgety, farcical plot lines. In particular, Matt Bolger-Hobson has great comedic presence, like a sober Jason Gann with better hair. Sketches wander up dead end streets and accents wander over oceans, but the high spirits and big characters remain.

The writers clearly had more fun throwing things into the script than throwing anything out, but the opening night crowd of well-wishers got enough laughs to paper over the flat spots. It will be interesting to see how the show develops – such a tight group will no doubt adapt things as their run continues. If you are looking for loud and local, this is one for you.

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