
So there is no linear narrative. No story, as such, but perhaps many micro stories, all involving questions of love and information, more of the latter than the former, I think.

Last Orders! is set in the 1930s in a Parisian cabaret/cafe, where the waiters (the students), donning long aprons, are also struggling circus performers.

Retro Futurismus presents an anarchic mash-up of imagery from dancing robots and forlorn astronauts, to soulful songstresses and gasping screen sirens. It is by turns hilarious, provocative and melancholy and more often that not wildly outlandish.

There is no doubt that the WAAPA MT class of 2015 is going to be a formidable force when they launch into the industry next year. Legally Blonde, which has opened at The Regal Theatre for a very short season could be mistaken for a national touring production.

Audiences have changed in the last century and while most theatre enthusiasts appreciate the classic texts, we are so over stimulated with action, drama, romance and spectacle, that slow moving traditions and wordy exposition can become a little tiresome.

Combining straight-laced all-American ingénues, elements of Frankenstein, a bit of burlesque, some sci-fi and androgynous aliens – plus heaps of sexual tension and some excellent songs – how could you possibly go wrong?