
The best moments in The Company I Keep are the most unvarnished: brothers and sisters squabbling and chasing each other with abandon, a man’s struggle with feelings of hopelessness, the co-dependent dance of lovers.


It’s not often that boutique beer and oysters come with the price of a ticket to a dance show. But within the realm of the Next Wave Festival, whose motto is No Risk Too Great, art practice is put into unusual contexts.



An engrossing story teamed with terrific lead performances and a hilarious Australiana twist, had me won from the first note.