Sometimes, stuff it, as a theatregoer, you just want to have fun. Forget the deep and meaningful, Forget even about making sense. You just want to be taken on a madcap, zany, silly ride.

If you are in one of these kind of moods  then  this show is your ticket.

The show is performed at the Australian National Maritime Museum. Well, not exactly…

You enter the Museum to be told by a guide to walk through the ground floor space and go out the doors on the other side. It is there one joins the group of people gathered around, waiting for the show to begin.

The show soon begins, there are some shenanigans and then we are all directed to sit down in a make-do amphitheatre, where the action begins in earnest. Close-by is the famous bow of the Titanic and on the other side is a life boat, a portent, of-course, of things to come.

What ensues is a miniature retelling of James Cameron’s movie featuring all of the main characters,  There was a lot of hammy acting, silly props, very colourful costumes, outrageous wigs, and plenty of audience interaction with some use of cue cards.

About halfway through the show, the action was briefly stopped.  Every Saturday night at Darling Harbour there are fireworks which go on for about ten minutes and would have drowned out the action. Everyone turned around, watched some impressive fireworks and then Titanic resumed, till of-course, it came apart.

The show came to a close, to warm applause, and we all left, satisfied customers.

The show is the brainchild of Act React, a Brisbane based theatre company, specialising in pop culture inspired performances.

The Company is best known for its ‘The Movie, The Play’ homages. Their creations before Titanic have been a loving tribute to the movie Speed, which of-course featured Keanu Reeves, and the hugely successful Die Hard starring Bruce Willis.

All kudos to Act React for coming up with such inventive, interactive entertainment.

TITANIC THE MOVIE THE PLAY is playing just outside the Australian National Maritime Museum until 2nd October 2022 with two shows nightly Thursdays to Sundays.