BRAD CHECKS IN

Brad checks out of his marriage because it’s over – well it has been for at least a month anyway – so now he’s free to do the social networking thing. He hooks up with Di, who’s had work done and unsure if she’s still married to a bloke who wants to rearrange Brad’s face. Then there’s Rebecca, an old flame from uni days who’s definitely married.

When current wife Maggie turns up unannounced, Brad’s two worlds – online and real – collide, bringing fresh meaning to the word, ‘awkward’.

Paula Noble’s play bubbles along in a cascade of effervescent banter and cringe-worthy antics – agonising but with laughs aplenty. A keen social watcher, she reads the male psyche painfully well. If this is ‘men behaving badly’, then social networking can only expand your horizons.

Double billed with Summer of Blood – schlock horror and plenty of blood – think Wes Craven meets the Marx Brothers. (GW)

Until Sep 7, Tap Gallery, 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, $30-40, tapgallery.org.au