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In a world of lies and tarnished ideals, sometimes all you can do is laugh at it. In 'Banana Republic' a group of young friends try to rebuild the world one sharehouse at a time when they start up a commune at home. Drawing inspiration from television sitcoms, the play takes a light-hearted look at serious issues.

Past Reviews:
"Overall this is a fantastic hour’s entertainment easily worth the price of entry." - Crikey
"...a worthy inclusion as part of the Comedy Festival lineup, providing the audience with a steady stream of
laughter for 60 minutes" - Theatre People
"...tight, well-paced and thoughtfully structured," - The Age

Thursday 4 October 2012

Only 3 shows left!

What a great season. Thanks so much to everyone who has come along thus far too see the show and to the wonderful cast and crew who are doing a marvellous job.

There is only this weekend left to catch the show if you haven't already. See you there.

'A hugely funny show.' - The Opera Boys

'Banana Republic is a fresh, idealistic play about big personalities with big ideas splashing the audience with a steady stream of laughs.' - Same Same

'A fun-filled ride with an incredible cast' - Clare Pickering @ Aussie Theatre

Thursday 6 September 2012

It's Pozible

Our pozible campaign is now active. Be a part of the show and help out if you can.

http://pozible.com/bananarepublic

We look forward to seeing you at Banana Republic

Sunday 19 August 2012

First Run Through 


End of Dropping in process


With our marvelous cast: Alex Ducan, Andi Snelling, Scott Jackson & Matt Furlani. And our no-less marvelous writer: Anthony Noack.



























Photos by Iris Gaillard


Rehearsals @ The Owl and the Pussycat

 Phase 1 : Dropping in

With our fantastic cast: Alex Duncan, Andi Snelling, Scott Jackson & Matt Furlani







Saturday 21 July 2012


Join the crew of Banana Republic for a night of banana themed fun at Open Studio! 

Not only will there be awesome vibes and tasty food, but you will also be get a warm fuzzy feeling from helping to support our upcoming production in the Melbourne Fringe.

So come along!

Sunday 29th July
$5 on door.
7-11pm

Music by Blackbird, Venice Music and the Sweet Somethings.

Banana breads, curries and salads cooked by our in-house french chefs will be available to sate your hunger. So bring your appetite.

Like our Facebook page and have a great insight on the making of the show!
http://www.facebook.com/BananaRepublicShow

Friday 20 July 2012

In a world of lies and tarnished ideals, sometimes all you can do is laugh at it. 
In 'Banana Republic' a group of young friends try to rebuild the world one sharehouse at a time when they start up a commune at home. Drawing inspiration from television sitcoms, the play takes a light-hearted look at serious issues.


Julian is a self styled entrepreneur. The trouble is that he’s never had the gumption to move beyond his
job flipping burgers. His flatmate Jen, a well dressed and spoken law student, has started dating Geoff, a latte sipping revolutionary. Julian thinks he sees through Jen’s new activist lifestyle, so he tricks Jen into turning their sharehouse into a commune. Julian thinks it will be an easy case of waiting until Jen's selfish ways bring their utopia undone. However things take an unexpected turn when Dill, their unemployed flatmate, uses the commune’s money to start online trading on the stock exchange. Tensions escalate between Julian and Jen and when their own mini version of the G.F.C. occurs, their sharehouse utopia becomes a micronism of global economic woes.

Banana Republic takes major elements of Australian political life and compresses them into the lives of the characters who share a single home.


Text by Anthony Noack
Poster by Anita Belia