The premise of this show is quite simple – Filips plays a fictitious actor who may believe his own publicity, but nobody else seems to have read it.

The setting is an audition, and the show is, well, his audition. The twist is that we, the audience, are part of that process and, therefore, an integral part of the show, which presents each performance with a new set of challenges and guest characters.

By casting the spectators immediately as a group of players, any barriers of shyness and “No, don’t pick me!” feelings are quickly removed by Filips’ deft inclusive hand.

Rarely does one come across a show where audience members are ad-libbing lines and performing quirky dances onstage within minutes. And everyone was involved. Yep – everyone.

The success of this delightful show is a direct result of Filips’ extraordinary clowning skills, and his interactions with the audience were delivered as a series of irresistibly tempting invitations to his absurd world. And there were absurdities galore, from mating manatees to superheroes and brides to be.

It takes something really special to turn a self-absorbed, arrogant try-hard of a character into someone that the viewer finds instantly endearing and Casey Filips, in this show, demonstrates that ability in spades. Think Rowan Atkinson or Baron Sacha Cohen, and you will have some idea of what he offers.

Tobias Finlay-Fraser, the protagonist of the show, is an annoying, loud-mouthed, self-conscious, self-centred exhibitionist, but boy is he lovable.

A masterful performance in a truly wonderful show.

Go see it!