Adventures in Hair

Who would have thought learning about the 1622 Dutch invasion of Portugese Macau would be a delightful night at the Melbourne Comedy Festival! Laurence Rosier Staines, Michael Richardson and Ciaran Magee introduce us to the main protagonists of this slice of history as they search for a new viceroy and cope with a Dutch invasion, and keep it on track by the gloriously simple solution of changing hats.

The dialogue was well written, witty and clearly well researched, and the performance word perfect (if at times a little rushed). The staging, while simple, worked well as the performers flicked from character to character with the donning of a hat.  

As advertised this is “an hour of meticulously-researched historical comedy, conspiracies and rapidly changing hats” presented by 3 performers who are totally committed to the work, have excellent timing and share their love of performing with the audience.

Shirley Jensen