Review: Xavier Michelides - Future World

Editorial

Watching someone argue with themselves, as regular public transport users know, is usually an uncomfortable experience, but in the hands of Melbourne writer and performer Xavier Michelides it becomes a sublimely funny experience.

Michelides plays every character in this sci-fi epic, from our hapless heroes, Zach and Brad; through to the evil boss of MagnaCorp, the company which offers people from the past the opportunity to work in the future because of under-employment in the year 2347.

Featuring guest appearances from Jack the Ripper, Thomas Edison, Queen Victoria and Marie Antoinette - all played by Michelides - this madcap comedy rattles along at a cracking pace which slows only slightly in the final act, as the various plot threads are drawn together.

From meta-jokes about one-man shows through to gags about the dangers of employing robots, Michelides' performance is consistently and delightfully entertaining.

Richard Watts, Citysearch