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Turning a quizzical eye to the woes of the heart and reeking with scandal and scurrilous vice, Optimism transforms Voltaire's classic satire of enlightened insanity, Candide, into a cutting commentary on the no-worries bravura of the Australian swagger. Australian comedian Frank Woodley leads a wonderful bunch of clowns in this remarkable road trip. Religion, sex, disease and philosophy all cross our hero's path as he travels across five continents through a multitude of moods. Join the criminally cheerful Candide for an optimistic journey to Utopia and back.

Cast/Performers

Caroline Craig, Francis Greenslade, Amber McMahon, Hamish Michael, Barry Otto, Alison Whyte, Frank Woodley, David Woods

Creatives/Company

Author: Tom Wright
Producer: Malthouse Melbourne
Company: Sydney Theatre Company
Director: Michael Kantor
Design: Anna Tregloan
Costume: Anna Tregloan
Music: Iain Grandage
Lighting: Paul Jackson