A New Australian Musical: ‘IT’S A DAD THING’

Out of the Square and SINGular Productions are proud to present ‘It’s a Dad thing!’, a new South Australian musical revue based on the play of the same name.

The play was written by 6 Australian artists (and dads) Liam Amor, Michael Fry, Matt Green, Colin James, David Lander and Geoff Paine in 1999.

The composer and Music Director is well-known Adelaide musician Matthew Carey and Jonathan Mill, director of  highly successful ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’, have developed the play to suit the musical format.

‘It's A Dad Thing!’ is a roller coaster ride of laughter, tears and songs, chaotic, fun, shocking and truthful. Pretty much like parenthood itself with an interval!

The show features a group of 5 dads who come together to build a playground for a local school fete. It is a fast paced series of vignettes examining parenthood from a strictly male perspective, some serious, some hysterical, monologues, sketches and songs.

The show covers pre-natal classes (where even the men practice pelvic floor exercises), the actual births (six hours of Enya tapes - the horror!), attempts to cross the squeaky floorboards without waking the kids, introducing them to sharp knives, alcohol and pizza - meet Superdad.

And that's just the first half.

Then we meet Zombie Dad losing a child in Toys 'R Us, using the same nappy twice, and saying farewell to the last symbol of youth, a '63 XL Falcon.

Everything you wanted to know about dads but were too scared to ask - Hurry - bookings filling fast!