
Andy Bull and his band mesmerised the crowd who were straining to get closer, awaiting what they knew he would surely deliver.

Urthboy enters the Telstra Spiegeltent and asks his audience to close the gap, come in tight, promising not to spit on the audience from a distance. He tells us there will be some “hootin’, hollerin’ and hecklin” asking us to not be afraid to heckle.

From the outset the musicians seemed to be livelier than the audience, getting right into the swing of things with appreciative hoots and exclamations. The cabaret room was packed and the crowd were listening attentively, but rowdy they were not.

The Sublime, the play is a topical piece of theatre that delves into the wildly controversial world of football players and the “hero-status” they are allowed.

Perth Theatre Company’s final production of the year is a superb conclusion to a knock-out year for the company.