Theatre is alive and well at Downstage with sensational Live at Six pulling the crowds. Entertaining and edgy, Live at Six is brilliant theatre involving the audience even before the ‘curtain opens’ on the opening scene.

Live at Six is everything we expect of Downstage – contemporary, relevant and insightful theatre delivered with the utmost professionalism.

Wellington theatremakers Dean Hewison and Leon Wadham of Out of Bounds have created a masterpiece writing a provocative story easily blending the old model of television news making with the new kid on the block – social media and self publishing.

While a ‘night which goes wrong’ for TVOne broadcaster Jane Kenyon is instantly disseminated on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, the yesterday media gurus of TVOne and TV3 get busy with damage control or damaging the other’s reputation.

And while the networks achieve their desired aims over the ensuing eight hours, ironically it’s the young editors working for the networks who use not only their editing skills but their social media nous to get one up on each other for their bosses and themselves.

Ultimately though, there are no prizes for any media but for the clever response from one of the network’s which claims the high ground.

Comic and compelling, check out Live at Six and be entertained. On at Downstage until Saturday 28 April.