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Date Reviewed: 01/04/2026
Lowest Prices Are Just The Beginning…
Hand on heart, this is your local comedy show that is set entirely in a beloved Bunnings warehouse store. Improvisation artists bring to life an imaginative tale of behind-the-scenes occurrences within the retail giant. From big boss personalities to coworker disputes and identity crises played out beneath fluorescent warehouse lighting.
The show kicks off with the drawing of an audience suggestion from a hat or cardboard box: your dream DIY project. Whether this theme becomes central or merely tangential to the evening's unfoldings, you'll need to pay close attention to find out. The audience is safely guided into knowing that this is the only participation required of them. From there, we simply sit back and let the relationships and drama unfold.
And unfold they do, in the cheerfully chaotic way that good improv at its best allows. The Bunnings setting is a genuinely inspired choice. It's a location woven into the fabric of Australian weekend life. It is a place of optimistic hardware purchases, bewildering aisle mazes, and the sacred democracy of the sausage sizzle. The cast leans into this cultural familiarity with warmth and wit, mining the mundane rhythms of retail for comic gold. The characters that emerge, could include manic managers, long term shelf-stackers, other Bunning stock rivals, as no two shows are the same. On our night there were genuine laugh out loud moments without tipping into lazy caricature by the cast.
The strength of the show lies squarely in these quirky personalities. The ensemble has clearly developed a strong shared connection, and when they're firing on all cylinders, the scene-building is genuinely delightful. There are moments of real invention here, the kind of lateral leap that makes improv worth watching.
That said, this is a show of warm, local laughs rather than show-stopping ones. The comedy rarely lands with a jaw-dropping wallop; it's more the sustained pleasure of a show that knows its audience and plays to them honestly. Think a good-natured yarn over a cold beer rather than a stand-up special. There's nothing wrong with that — not every show needs to blow the roof off — but those seeking harder-edged or polished-concept comedy may find it sits a little gently.
One practical note worth heeding: the cast perform without microphones, and projection doesn't always reach the back rows. Sit up close and you'll catch every beat. Sit too far back and some of the finer character work will drift past you like a forgotten trolley in the car park.
Final verdict: A charming, community-spirited outing that earns its place in the festival program.
Reviewed by Sandra Lee