The show is centred around the songs featured on their brand new album Men of Substance – a series of odes to adulthood and nostalgic yearning for their youth. Chances are if you’ve seen Tripod over the last year or so you’ve heard some of these before, but they’re all here in their hilarious glory.
After an inspired contemporary dance opening the first song Adult Contemporary sets the tone for the show, firmly proclaiming that this show is about a certain time of life. Here’s a hint: you spend a great deal of it at Bunnings. There’s some classic Tripod in this show – Gay Bar, featuring Yon’s trademark dance moves; the sultry, sexy, seductive paean to dads everywhere, DILF; the hilarious (and funky) celebration of the administrivia involved in running a small business, BAS Time.
Men of Substance may require a slight gear-shift for younger Tripod fans, but it’s a hugely entertaining show.
BY JOSH FERGEUS
