While the play Becky's New Car might be based on a life of mundanity, the performance of it by the talented cast and crew at Cue Theatre is anything but mediocore.
From the moment Cat Jordan, in the title role of Becky, steps on stage and breaks the 'fourth wall' - the imaginary wall in a theatre separating the audience from the action on stage - she draws everyone present into her world.
Becky is a nice person who does a not-so-nice thing, and it is down to fantastic acting of Cat that the audience don't lose sympathy with Becky at any point in the play.
Becky tells the audience early on "you'll probably like Joe more than you like me" and certainly her husband Joe, played by Chris Allemann, is a character who it is easy to like.
Just as easy to like is Walter Flood (Stephen Leeks), who plays Joe's love rival, making it hard for the audience to determine who they are cheering for, reminding them that life isn't always black and white.
There are plenty of laughs throughout the play, and they are genuine laughs. The comedy isn't slapstick or hysterical, but gentle and consistent.
The humour is in the reality of the plotline, which balances romantic farce with emotional depth.
Stephen Leek's portrayal of the grieving millionaire struggling to make sense of daily life is spot on. Stephen is a seasoned performer and it shows on stage. Some of his best scenes occur when he is on stage with Chris Allemann, with the two actors feeding off each other brilliantly. This is Chris's first foray into play acting, and we should all hope it won't be his last, as he has a clear natural talent.
Director Sharren Read has made excellent choices in the casting of this play, and every character was portrayed well.
Tyler McGlone, as Becky's son Chris, is brilliant, managing to balance the pompousness of a psychology student with the naivety of first love. Cassandra Woller, as Kenni, has excellent stage presence, and drew the audience's attention whenever she was on stage.
Linz Franklin's portrayal of Becky's depressed work colleague is good, his character's social ineptitude gaining some of the biggest laughs of the play.
Vicki-Ann Ritchie, as Ginger, a socialite fallen on hard times, gains the audience's sympathy throughout the play and provides a perfect foil to Becky's awkwardness when she is at Walter's mansion.
Sharren's direction of this production is flawless, with the actors moving between four separate yet connected locations on the stage seamlessly. If there would be one complaint, it is that only one audience member was offered a beer!
Becky's New Car runs until October 17. Tickets are available from Inglewood Book Centre: 06 756 7032