
This is cheeky Chekhov, set in a contemporary rural Russia that is alarmingly alike contemporary country Australia, its characters redolent of Muscovites on the Murrumbidgee.

I may not know who these Barbaroi were, but I really enjoyed seeing them strut their stuff in this intimate space at The Gasworks. Great night out.

Gordon Hamilton and Tom Thum have come from opposite ends of the musical scale and joined forces, backed by the powerful sound of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, to bring a show unlike any other symphony you have, or will, ever see again.

Lippy, as an adjective is an apt description for the work. The performers are bolshie. They’re not afraid to ridicule and are unapologetic.

I knew I was in safe hands right away and decided to “let it go”, sit back and enjoy Richard Cottrell’s wonderful staging of Arms and the Man at the Opera house. I wasn’t disappointed.

I’m not quite sure of the specifics of this particular tale of good vs. evil, but I do know that I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

I may not have known exactly WTF was going on, but I was constantly amused. There were loads of very funny lines, lots of wonderfully ridiculous characters and some truly absurd situations.