“A satire that stings.”

In Brokentalkers’ first Sydney Festival appearance since 2015 (the bruisingly funny Have I No Mouth), Masterclass melds Adrienne Truscott’s comic brilliance with the slippery dramaturgy that is a company trademark in a wickedly funny takedown of the macho artist.

Feidlim Cannon plays a tweedy TV host interviewing a shotgun-toting, dick-swinging playwright (Truscott), for whom “there’s this thing called the truth. It exists and it’s pure and we have to seek it out”. But what of those rumours about his backstage conduct – pure, existing truth too?

It's fun. It’s familiar. There are wigs. And just when you are getting comfortable with the parody and fake moustache, things take a turn for the meta and real-life rears up to reveal more difficult truths about privilege and power.

Winner Fringe First Award – Edinburgh 2022 – The Scotsman

★★★★★ – The Stage

★★★★★ – The List 

★★★★★ – The Irish Times

★★★★.5 – Arts Hub Australia

★★★★ – The Times

★★★★ – The Scotsman

★★★★ – The Guardian

★★★★ – Fest Magazine

★★★★ – The Arts Review

★★★★ – Three Weeks in Edinburgh

Masterclass was co-produced by Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre and Mermaid Arts Centre, supported by The Arts Council of Ireland.

Friday 12 January 8:00pm

Saturday 13 January; Post-show Q&A 3:00pm

Saturday 13 January 8:00pm

Sunday 14 January Audio Described & Tactile Tour Pre-Show 1:00pm

Sunday 14 January6:00pm

Monday 15 January Auslan Interpreted Show 6:30pm

Tuesday 16 January 7:30pm