Oscillating eagerly between western, sci-fi, musical and comedy, it is a character by the name of The Boy Who Actually Saw A Woman's Breast that can bring the concept of procreation to an otherwise female-dominated world. Of course no adventure is complete without an arch-nemesis whose only purpose is to annihilate our blissfully ignorant American Astronaut.

Space is a lonely place where humans are traded and payment for dirty work is in the form of flighty felines. It is this grimy underworld of mud-splattered chaps, derelicts and grease monkeys that the New Holland Theatre’s James Wray and Erin Voth bring to the stage as a part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival – a place where space travel is provocative and dialogue is perverse.

The American Astronaut is an exploration into the macabre – the mad scenario – where sexuality is not only a theme but a character. Let our favourite space cowboy lead you down a bumpy path where turbulence is of the upmost. Director Wray and producer Voth work hard to channel the otherworldly and kooky, all the while injecting a healthy dose of humour.

Through the mélange of scripted theatre, garrulous costumes and the live sing-song element of a musical, The American Astronaut is brought to life here on planet earth.

The American Astronaut opens at The Workers Club at 7pm tonight and runs until 8 October, as part of the Fringe Festival.

Tickets
Full Price: $20
Concession: $15
Group: $15 (per person for 4 people)
Two tickets for $20 on opening night.

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