Since in both philosophy and experience, the journey is, arguably, the most edifying part, Victoria Haralabidou’s debut play is, at once, mystifying and fascinating.

Gravas Productions has taken Euripides' rather enduring play (first performed going on 2,500 years ago) and, unfortunately, turned it into something far less than 'you ripper!', if you please.

With a canny script, deceptively simple yet wonderfully executed set-pieces and a rollicking sense of fun punctuated by a live band for the scene transitions, this is cheekily broad humour at its best.

The latest blockbuster musical to hit our stage, The Addams Family, opened at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre this week, and from the moment the orchestra started up with that familiar theme, they held the audience in the palm of their dismembered hand.