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Review | Effie: The Virgin Bride at Perth Comedy Festival

Effie The Virgin Bride | The Regal Theatre | ★★★★

Since 1989 Melbourne grown actress and comedian Mary Coustas has been delivering the character of Effie to Australian audiences in her distinctive language mangling style.

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Trading on Effie’s usual repartee of Greek/Australian cultural collision that’s peppered with historical observations such as “Greeks invented homosexuality and lesbianism… you’re welcome”.

Coustas takes the audience on a hilarious one woman journey through the process of a Big Fat Greek Wedding. She travels down a road informed by stories of Greek mothers, unfussy bridesmaids and catered by Wham Bam Thankyou Lamb.

So if you want to crack a Yasser Arafat over a mix of broad humour, catchphrases that will have you at “hello good thanks” and “how embarrassment”, with a final act that packs a surprisingly heartfelt punch.

Perth Comedy Festival runs until Sunday May 21st. Tickets and more information available from perthcomedyfest.com.au

Clinton Little

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