Revue hits the G-spot

Palmy Fringe Festival: Femme Natale by Triplicity Theatre, director Fingal Pollock, Globe 2, Palmerston North, October 6-7.

Just what the Palmy Fringe needed, a revue that opened with an orgasmic climax, then dedicated the rest of its performance to dealing with the consequences – children.

Hilariously X-rated, Femme Natale is a slick skit-based show based on various and explicit experiences of motherhood.

From conception through to the confessions of a less-thanideal mum, a talented and agile cast, including playwright April Phillips, cavorted gleefully through the cleverly contrived material written by cast members.

There’s the man who keeps wondering to his wife what it would be like to experience childbirth, and gets his wish.

In The Interview, a nicely paced piece between Phillips and Tracey Savage, a wannabe ‘‘Jacinda’’ mum makes her first foray back into the job market.

Director Fingal Pollock then takes to the Globe 2 stage in a monologue that attempts to reconcile nappy changing with quantum physics.

The long-term aftermath of a one-night stand is dealt with in Sherilee Kahui’s country-styled number I Love You Like A Brother I Don’t Really Like That Much. During the song Napping on the Bathroom Floor, Phillips plays the part of a completely frazzled sleep-deprived mum who is so out of it she mistakenly squeezes toothpaste on her hairbrush.

Colourful and graphic costuming adds to the vividness. If the hoots of audience recognition, empathy and appreciation were anything to go by, Femme Natale is right on the G-spot.