This Can’t End Well, brilliantly performed by David S Innes and directed by Rob Lloyd, is a self-declared show for buffs, from Whovians to chemistry lovers. While all the pop-culture in-jokes are extremely gratifying – an opening night favourite was the wonderfully terrible Hamlet soliloquy – the triumph of this show is that it emerges from the shroud of laughter as a moving and relatable story of coming out, depression and the healing power of love. The script is deliciously clever and Innes’ characterisation is close to faultless.
Club Voltaire, Melbourne Fringe Festival, to 28 Sep
