Smart Casual perform The Story Of Captain Entrée
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Smart Casual perform The Story Of Captain Entrée

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The Story Of Captain Entrée, the show will be “a story told with songs, dance, bickering and a tableau

What do you do if you take a year off? Some may volunteer as aid workers in third world countries. Others, like Smart Casual, join an old sea captain for an adventure around the world.

That’s their premise for their new show, anyway. Called The Story Of Captain Entrée, the show will be “a story told with songs, dance, bickering and a tableau” says Roger David, the bearded one of this musical duo. With guitarist Fletcher Jones, Smart Casual “travel around the world with an old sea captain, helping him ‘find himself’”.

The old sea captain “is just like everyone’s sad old racist grandfather. You feel sorry for him now and again but then he does something awful and it reminds you why you don’t like being around him,” he says. There’s also the boat, Wendy, and plenty of sea shanties and songs, such as new love song, Kevin Costner.

Off stage, Smart Casual are brothers Ben and Nick Mattick. Last year they performed Same Mother, Different Fathers which was directed by Heath Franklin, who is better known in his comic guise as Chopper. For The Story Of Captain Entrée, their sister is directing. “Our mother said she will remove us from the will if we don’t include her,” says Nick, who plays Roger David.

The former Raw Comedy National Finalists are looking forward to their return to Melbourne. “We are very proud of the show this year and there are a few surprises in the show. Also, Ben rides me like a bitch again this year”.
 

Smart Casual perform The Story Of Captain Entrée at The Victoria Hotel’s Acacia Room from March 31 – April 24. It’s at 9.45pm Tuesday – Saturday and 8.45pm on Sundays. Tickets are $15 – $22.50 and available from Ticketmaster online, 1300 660 013 or at the door.

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