THE INTERVIEW

In a society serially addicted to reality TV, Sam Atwell’s adaptation of The Interview will have you questioning the truth and how celebrity is perceived.  The fast-paced drama, originally penned for theatre by Theo van Gogh and subsequently transformed into a feature film starring Steve Buscemi,  follows B-list celebrity and tabloid regular, Katja (Alison McGirr, Home & Away), who yearns to be taken as a serious actress.

But when she is interviewed by burnt-out political correspondent, Pierre Peters (Kip Gamblin, All Saints), both reveal more than intended.

Atwell says both characters are, “Spinning a version of themselves that they want the world to believe.”

With the two actors themselves controlling the lighting and music, the audience will feel very much part of their world. Atwell continues, “We’ve tried to make it as real as possible for the audience.” It helps the play is set literally in a theatre, in the beachside suburb of Bondi that the director describes as a, “hotbed of media creative types.”

And with Katya and Pierre both revealing their deepest secrets, the question that still needs to be answered is: who’s playing who?

Oct 31-Nov 23, Bondi Pavilion Theatre, Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi Beach, $21-33, 1300 241 167, rocksurfers.org

BY RACHEL WELSH