Kings of the Gym
By Dave Armstrong
Directed by Lindsey Bishop
Produced by Waipukurau
Little Theatre
Reviewed by Nicki Harper
If you've got anything against sexism, racism, religious intolerance, you name it, you'd better leave such baggage at the door if you're planning to go to the Waipukurau Little Theatre's latest production of Kings of the Gym.
Not that you should let such trifles put you off going to this play, because it's quite fun to be whacked around the head with shockingly un-PC one-liners that cause your wine to spray out your mouth.
Written by Dave Armstrong, this production has been one of the most popular Kiwi comedies of the last 10 years as it pits the political correctness of modern educational reforms against the old-school style of teaching.
Set in the gym office of Hautapu High School, director Lindsey Bishop's set looks grimy and run-down - a dour, slightly dated battlefield for the conflict that takes place between a politically correct principal with a mandate for change against two lazy, unfit PE teachers who spend their days gambling and watching television.