What the audience said …

Hi Viz Liz Audience Feedback - WarRak/Banksia Festival, La Mama HQ Forecourt, Dec. 2021

  • Hi Viz Liz is an exuberant, joyous musical romp.  It delivers a feminist, pro working-class message an audience can sing along to.  It turns out women CAN have it all – fashionable orange hi viz outfits, a great job driving trucks, romance, singing and dancing.  What more could an audience want! (Jo L)

  • Loved Hi Viz Liz!  She came down the street screeching out of her van with the passion of all of us surviving endless quarantining – we did it with tenacity and creativity. Liz’s story was unique but relatable – finding herself in a difficult situation, being alone, having to do work that was once unskilled but now deemed ‘essential’.  Repositioning, pivoting, and adapting to all the unprecedented events. It was the first live show I saw after all the lockdowns and it felt wonderful to be out enjoying the arts again. I just want to see where Liz goes next – she’s got so much spunk!  Five stars! (Jo F)

  • Hi Viz Liz is a wiz, a true renaissance woman.  The performance was terrific! (Geoffrey)

  • Hi Viz Liz was vital, arriving on the scene on the back of a truck haranguing everyone and singing!! The whole performance was full of surprises and when the truck drove off I was left wanting more! (Sarah L.)

  • Hi Viz Liz is a clever and entertaining ensemble piece. I loved it and want to see more. (Tony K)

  • High Viz Liz sizzles. It is witty and fun. I’m glad for the creative use of space and a real van driving up to the performance! A great experience. (Kaz)

  • Hi Viz Liz is witty and very engaging. It tackles a serious issue thoughtfully and subtlety without the audience being beaten over the head as is so often happens when plays have a “message”. The music enhances the whole experience. I really enjoyed Hi Viz Liz!  (Marg)

  • A small van arrives and out of the passenger window a tradie appears - loud in voice and high-viz gear. Once the Hiace stops, together with a colleague obviously bursting for energy to start with their job, the ‘forewoman’ steps out and engages in a banter with the onlookers. Joanne Davis and Rebecca Lister are portraying meticulously observed prototypes of workers we enjoy watching ‘being busy’ in the streets of Melbourne. A funny and poignant encounter with high-viz people we can all but fall in love with immediately. A comedic street theatre, engaging whilst always treating their characters with hilarious dignity. (Wolf H)