Hope is the saddest - Fringe World

Returning to Perth after it’s sell-out debut season in 2007, Hope is the saddest is a bright black comedy about death, delusion, and Dolly Parton – showing as part of The Blue Room Theatre’s Summer Nights program during FRINGE WORLD from 7 Feb.
Written and directed by Jeffrey Jay Fowler, the award-winning show is an unmissable tale about three loners whose lives crash together in a pool of blood. Marion has inherited a mansion and moved out of the suitcase she grew up in. Theo is a would-be inventor working on his first masterpiece. Hope is a vibrant optimist set to win over the homosexual love of her life with the music of Dolly Parton.

"Hope is the saddest is a show that still sits right next to my heart 5 years after the original production," says writer and director Jeffrey Jay Fowler. "Beneath the dry character comedy of the show, it is an exploration of celebrity, denial of the truth, and how hope can make a heart stagnate. It's a play about love and naivety and the fact that hope isn't always a good thing."

Tue 7, Wed 8, Thur 9, Fri 10, and Sun 11 Feb (all shows 6.30pm)

Tickets from $25

Bookings: pica.org.au / 08 9227 7005 / fringeworld.com.au