Crocodile Tears – theSpace @ Venue 45
Returning for their third year at the Fringe, Shark Bait Theatre places the audience in the jungle amidst the cast of a reality TV show, which is on the precipice of descending into chaos. Director Ivan Hamshaw Thomas and the cast electrify Jess Ferrier's already hilarious script into a joyride, which doesn’t dwindle in pace when deconstructing the reality behind reality TV.
Aside from splicing together elements from many recognisable reality TV shows to form the basis of the premise, the show tackles themes such as surveillance, public perception, and the animosity that forms when faced with the task of survival. The script does an amazing job at balancing all of these themes whilst maintaining a relevant and distinct voice, which is poking holes into the superficiality and stupidi...
