Psycho Beach Party

Some play/movie titles let you know pretty well what to expect.

With 'Psycho Beach Party' we were not expecting high art but we were hoping for a fun experience and happily that is what we got....in spades.

It's a case of Sandra Dee meets The Three Faces of Eve with a level of sexual ambiguity thrown in for good measure.

Young surfer boys strut about posing for the women folk who themselves pose and flirt as they attempt to attract the attentions of these largely empty headed Adonises.

Ash Flanders (a male) plays the lead character Chicklet (a female) with exquisite timing and humour as her multiple personalities emerge. The surfer and wannabe surfer types dance, stomp and generally cavort with Chicklet in this parody of 1960s California lifestyle coming of age practices.

★★★★