Cost of living by Melbourne Theatre Company

Because of Grand Final, which I've no interest in, tonight's performance was offered at $35 and I took it. 

The venue was almost 80% empty, that clearly shows how much Melburnians are intoxicated by football. 

I asked an usher if it's ok to change the seating so that I can sit farther at back. She said No and told me to go to the reception and "seek permission". What the heck? The place is almost empty. 

I went to the reception and said I was told to get a "permission" and she gave me a seat which turned out to be a few rows behind the original seat, which I took. 

Then I saw quite a few audience were changing their seat, some of them were actually asking the same usher and obviously she didn't tell them to go to the reception because they just moved to different seats.

Well, of course I moved farther back, this time without asking the usher, because the venue was almost empty!

Martyna Majok's play deals with very heavy social issues but I found it doesn't give us a cohesive narrative. Particularly the relationship between Ani and Eddi wasn't developed thoroughly enough to keep my attention. 

The play began with his long monologue and I was already bored. 

On the other hand, I thought John and Jess's characters were more interesting. 

In the end, Jess and Eddie's characters coverage in a very touching way, but even this I found it too contrived. 

All characters were performed superbly and I liked stage design.