Grey’s Lobotomy – A New Australian Musical Comedy
Grey's Lobotomy is a musical comedy sending up the Australian health system. It takes a satirical look at the system, as experienced by Registered Nurse Violet Grey, and parodies wellknown public health campaigns such as Life.Be.In.It and the Grim Reaper.
“It boggles the mind that a hundred years after Florence Nightingale demonstrated the importance of a smoothly running public health system, we still can’t get it right,” says writer Xavier Brouwer (also known for his musical MACKILLOP). “In fact she makes an appearance in our show to point that out in person!” Xavier continues: “There is a lot of material for comedy in the health system, but also a chance to show the human side, the nurses and other health workers, who despite the shortcomings of the system, work hard to get the best possible health outcomes for their patients”.
On the public health side of things, the satire is even more hardhitting. “The Australian food and beverage lobby that continuously blocks attempts to reduce the enormous amount of premature death and suffering caused by mostly preventable dietrelated diseases such as heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and stroke, gets totally ripped into, as does the pharmaceutical industry that seems more focussed on developing drugs that keep patients alive to generate ongoing sales, rather than actually curing them so they don’t need to be on drugs at all!”
The hilarious Norm and Libby from Life.Be.In.It will come alive onstage as will the Grim Reaper from the 1980’s AIDS campaign. “As new HIV infections are on the increase again, the associated public health organisations have been debating whether they should bring back the Grim Reaper. Well, we have made that decision for them!”
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Funny
Excellent
really funny, a must see for any healthcare worker :)
Very funny show. Highly recommended.
very funny
I thouroughly enjoyed the show.
Great fun. Especially enjoyed the interaction with the audience.
Very well done. The system is ripe for the picking and the script and songs did it justice. 5 stars for the pushups!
Very Funny and Topical
Excellent script, direction and acting - Well done
Excellent production. I wish everyone can see it!
My partner and I really enjoyed it - a good variety of situations, fun singing, some well-said cheeky comments about Australian politics and the health system. Fun and food for thought.
I really enjoyed the show. Very clever production.
Told my friends it is a must see Kaye
Fun show with some strong messages about the health system. 'Violet Grey' was a standout performer. Light and entertaining.
Thoroughly enjoyed the show....a good laugh.The props were well done and one was instantly placed into the hospital scene.
The show was great fun and all the performers did a wonderful job! Would be great if they could do a performance at Fed Square as their efforts warrants a larger audience than was there last night!
Very talented cast presenting some very relevant messages!
Excellent. Lots of fun and sharply observant of our health system
The actors were fairly well accomplished, but the script and songs were a bit amateurish.
Clever and entertaining.
I really loved this show. Was extremely entertaining & the time just flew by.
excellent lots of fun
It had both very strong, witty, interesting points and weak, almost amateurish moments.
Overall, it was entertaining, but I would not say that it was brilliant.
A good laugh!
A really good send up of the health service, but also with important health messages thrown in. The cast were all excellent. I would highly recommend this show
Fabulous Show. All on stage were accomplished singers and actors. The script was very funny and the songs good and easy to listen to.
I would highly recommended this show.
Lovely arvo spent watching this fabulous show.it is educational and touches such current topics that need addressing by the highups in the healthcare system. Great cast,interactive with audience!This should be played to everyone in the healthcare industry!
Excellent, Laugh out loud funny. Terrific singing and dancing. Catch up with it in St. Kilda
Lots of fun, good singing and all true about the health system. Go see it in St Kilda.
Very entertaining
Great show.
Entertaining musical comedy theatre focused on the Aust health system and key health issues. Kirsty/Violets singing was a standout.
Excellent play funny witty entertaining
it was a very entertaining event. Sets were good and actors were very good. A truly accurate representation of the public health situation and the role of the $ in managing patient health
A really fun show, with some true perspective on the health system
Weird and wonderful at the same time! Had some good chuckle at this show :)