Seymour Centre, SydneyNarrated by Norman Gunston, this musical about the former prime minister and the events of 1975 is often funny – but it’s messy and overstuffed
ustralia’s musical theatre industry is small, but before Squabbalogic it was decidedly smaller. Founded by director, producer, writer and performer Jay James-Moody in 2006, the company was instrumental in establishing a boutique, director-led trend of small but mighty productions of modern musicals that would never sustain a tour of the country’s biggest theatres – and reinvigorated classics for new audiences.
Squabbalogic switched its focus to creating original Australian work; the company first previewed The Dismissal in 2019. The season lasted less than a week, but this rough-around-the-edges tryout of a musical about the constitutional crisis of 1975 ignited the industry and audiences alike. It was exciting. It was funny. The songs were a clever pastiche of Oz pop-rock and bright Broadway melodies.
Not all of the jokes land, but a great many do. This is a funny-above-all-else show and is often a real delight, especially in the first act. But, four years on from that initial tryout, it’s still messy. The last third of the first act, and the end of the second, drag. The book is overstuffed with side characters that could have been streamlined, reduced or cut.
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