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	C venues - C eca (venue website) Theatre 1-18 Aug, 6:15pm-7:10pm Reviewed by Alice de Cent
Parents or guardians should consider the content of this show if children are attending.  Free and unticketed. No pre-booking required.

A young playwright meets to discuss the production of his debut play with an artistic director, who is not only eccentric, but dealing with a Hamlet fixation and his own inner demons.

Eldad Cohen’s script is fast-paced and offbeat. The comic flourishes are entertaining, but not to be underestimated as pure whimsy; pay attention in the first half, and you’ll be rewarded in the second. This is definitely a show that will bear repeat viewing.

Repertory Theatre is a demanding show for actors Erez Drigues, as the neurotic artistic director, and Jeffrey Ophir, who switches between two characters with seemingly effortless precision. The pair give athletic and unabashed performances, and are unafraid of letting the audience in on the joke, commenting on their successes triumphantly.

The play mixes the childish joy of watching an actor spit outrageously during a monologue, with a fast-paced script that echoes itself ingeniously. The evidently exhausting performances are a pleasure to witness, and the audience would have been hard-pressed to be more appreciative.

Cleverly constructed and sometimes tending towards the charmingly grotesque, the piece is unashamedly silly, and definitely smart enough to get away with its excesses. Repertory Theatre is a truly entertaining hour and Elephant And The Mouse are certain to be a company to watch.