In ‘The Mona Lisa Five’ there are five thieves. Just one painting. and zero brains. It is 2019. Five thieves have stolen the Mona Lisa and are celebrating at the home of the mastermind. The band of criminals are shocked to hear that the mastermind announce that the painting they had stolen has itself gone missing. How can this happen, that their latest get rich scheme has been so compromised? Who amongst them could be so selfish and greedy?!
This c urrent show is being put on by the Upper Crass Theatre Company, a troupe who focus on improvisational theatre. The work, originally shot with a digital camera, evolved out of over three hours of improvisational dialogue between five freaky, eccentric characters which was then edited down to seventy minutes.
What we have is a night of comic mayhem. The cast of five-Brenton Amies, Debbie Neilson, James Hartley, Cam Ralph and Emily Tighe- play their outlandish characters well, the show’s humour is endearing and there are some twists and turns to look out for.
There are two performances of ‘The Mona LIsa Five’ remaining, this Saturday 3rd October and Sunday 4th October at 7.30pm at the Pop Up Theatre, Level 1, 182 Redfern Street, Redfern, situated next to the Dock bar.