This 50-minute, World Premiere Lockwood Production is at FringeWorld, in ‘The Flaming Locomotive’ theatrette, opposite the main entrance to the Museum in the James Street Mall.

Curtain up at 6.30 each evening until Saturday 20^th February.

The central feature of the set is a clever combination of a fridge, a bookcase and a laundrette washing machine, all ingeniously combined into a three-sided unit. Another most effective idea from Cherie Hewson, who designed the set and costumes.

The lighting and sound, along with the stage management, was by Andre Van Vulpen.

         ‘Text’     In the middle of the night, a woman (Talei Howell-Price) wakes up to find that her wonderful, loving husband of ten years (Benj D’Addario) is sitting in the kitchen drinking gin. He seems depressed, and has bottled up a Pandora’s Box of emotions that he is itching to unload onto his caring wife.

A very powerfully written piece, filled with genuine tension and written with a duologue that is completely believable. As the act progresses, the layers build on each other until the pressure is palpable. Superbly acted.

       ‘Williamsburg’     a young Australian girl (Emily Rose Brennan) has been on a working holiday in America, where she met a handsome young man (Christopher Sansoni). Unfortunately his attitude to life is a little immature, and when she asks him to come back to Australia with her, this ‘mummy’s boy’ seems less than agreeable.

Most people will regrettably have had a similar relationship, and so appreciate the heartache it causes. Again, beautifully scripted, handled and presented, with some delicately handled emotion that could have so easily been killed by overacting.

A brave move to try something so new for the first two plays and they worked wonderfully well.

      ‘Let’s Launder Together!’     When a young man (Barnaby Pollock) arrives at the laundrette for the hundredth time, he suddenly realises that on this visit – for the first time ever – the girl of his dreams (Salacia Briggs) is sitting waiting for her machine to stop. Should he approach her? Or will he be rejected?

Damon’s usual genre of work, with his precise quality and talented observation in every line. Barnaby captured the depraved young man, who despite his age was still in his pubescent stage. His cheeky grin, hilarious. Salacia played it cool, whilst being equally excited. This script was Lockwood as we know him.

Three plays which gave a good and varied mix. Top class.

A night of huge entertainment was guaranteed – they kept their word.

Over the years, Lockwood’s slick, beautifully constructed comedies have been performed in Edinburgh, New York and Italy, all to rave reviews.

This hilarious, one-hour, World Premiere from producer Talei Howell-Price, can be seen at the Blue Room Theatre Studio, in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge each evening at 8.30 until the 4^th July.

The set is a rustic table and chairs, with red curtains as a backdrop. There are several unusual religious props and costumes – designer Cherie Hewson.

      The time is 4 months BC, and Mary (Andrea Gibbs) and Joseph (Nick Pages-Oliver) are discussing Mary’s enlarging tummy, when a booming voice from above (Sean Walsh as God) states that Mary is now bearing the son of God. Mary has a major contraction, screams ‘Jesus’, and God decides that this could be a great name for the child.

      Twenty years later, the Church is having trouble keeping their congregation and so they call for an advertising team to help promote their message. The company is run by self-centred manager (Sean Walsh) and his assistant Luna (Talei Howell-Price), who see Jesus (Shane Adamczak) going around doing his party tricks, but decide that he has not quite the body image that they are looking for. Eventually they settle on a male model with plenty of sex-appeal, Mr Lot (Brendan Hanson).

       This new recruitment programme is working well until God and the author, Damon Lockwood (voiceover played by Nick pages-Oliver) think the whole situation should be revised.

The director, Damon Lockwood, has gathered a few of his best friends to perform this new sacrilegious play. Although some may consider the script blasphemous, it creates a great deal of doubt about the preached ‘truth’ surrounding the good book. The cast are all wonderful comedians, many stand-up solo performers, with some working as a part of Perth’s most successful and talented improvisation team.

Damon’s inventive dialogue comes from years of professional storytelling and comedy work, so his writing is tight and uproarious. His work requires a special kind of dry delivery, and the whole cast operated perfectly as a team, carrying the audience along with the riotous story.

A few comical pieces of artwork from Yvonne Doherty, Pascale Giorgi and Alex Manfrin gave a novel twist to the storyline. Robert Woods dramatic sound effects along with Michael MacLean’s lighting helps the pandemonium to flow.

As always with Lockwood’s productions, every show is sold out within hours of the season starting. Get a ticket by any means – tell them Jesus needs you.

An adult show that will have you smiling days later.