First they inherited the world with the meekest of characters, now the award-winning theatre collective Three Spoon Theatre with the aid of EAT Wellington are taking on The Storm - 'an appalling mistranslation of a Roman Comedy' by Peter Oswald this April at Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club.

Director and co-founder of Three Spoon Theatre Alex Lodge says The Storm centres around celebrating live theatre, which comes from the foundation of the play as a Roman Comedy. Expect live music, actors speaking to the audience directly, a simple set and a lot of local humour in the show. First they inherited the world with the meekest of characters, now the award-winning theatre collective Three Spoon Theatre with the aid of EAT Wellington are taking on The Storm - 'an appalling mistranslation of a Roman Comedy' by Peter Oswald this April at Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club.

Director and co-founder of Three Spoon Theatre Alex Lodge says The Storm centres around celebrating live theatre, which comes from the foundation of the play as a Roman Comedy. Expect live music, actors speaking to the audience directly, a simple set and a lot of local humour in the show.Something is brewing on this Colin McCahon-esque shore, and everybody wants to get their freedom - from the slaves to the prostitutes - as long as they can own someone else (except for Daemones, who just wants to eat his yoghurt in peace).

Director of the New Zealand Fringe Festival Mark Westerby also sees the company's unpretentious and inventive nature as being one of its keys to a bright future in the theatre industry, "they have the right elements to success, of which one is most definitely enthusiasm".

Following the success of March of the Meeklings: an Apocalyptic Romp which won Best of Theatre and Best of Fringe at this year's festival, a return season will be staged at Downstage Theatre May 6-10 as part of their 'pick of the Fringe' season.

The eye of The Storm will be at the Lyall Bay Surf Lifesaving Club from April 10th-13th, with performances at 7pm on Thursday and Friday, and at 2pm and 5pm for the weekend. Tickets are $12 waged, $16 unwaged.

To book tickets, or for more information contact Adrianne Roberts (Producer) on 021 222 8212, or email threespoontheatre@gmail.com.

31/03/08