You're invited to the wedding of the year... on stage! (WA)

Groovy Boots Theatre is bringing an Australian classic to the stage this October with Jack Hibberd’s highly-popular play Dimboola. Set at an Australian country wedding in the late 1960s, two families have a little too much to drink at the celebrations – and a variety of spontaneous songs, insults and fisticuffs are the result. Directed by Phil Barnett and Chris Thomas, there’s something quintessentially Australian about Dimboola and the way it portrays how families react to each other at weddings. “Weddings have the capacity to bring out the worst in people, despite the fact they’re supposed to be happy occasions, as old family feuds, jealousies and rivalries are brought to life – usually helped along by alcohol," Barnett said. “Dimboola is obviously an exaggeration of what can happen but given it was written more than 40 years ago, it still holds up today as a mirror of real life. “Given the wedding setting, the audience is incorporated as if they’re part of the reception, also receiving a three-course meal as the play progresses through the evening.” While a bowling club may not be a traditional venue for theatre performances, Barnett believes it suits Dimboola perfectly. “Country weddings are often held in town halls, RSL clubs and similar venues, so the Victoria Park Bowling Club is an ideal setting for show,” he said. “You wouldn’t be able to set out the audience as part of the wedding reception if it was done in a traditional theatre venue.” Dimboola plays at 8pm, October 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22 and 23. Tickets are $38.50 and include a three-course meal – book through TAZ Tix on 9255 3366 or www.TAZTix.com.au. The Victoria Park Bowling Club is located at 18 Kent Street, Victoria Park, between Albany Highway and Berwick Street.