Subtitled 17 scenarios for the theatre, Martin Crimp’s Attempts On Her Life deconstructs the identity of an individual who maybe a dead child, a suicidal artist, an international terrorist in a performance that asks more questions than it answers.

For just under two hours without an interval, Director Geordie Brookman and his six actors have the task of presenting a directional-less script that takes the audience on a challenging and at time controversial theatrical experience.

Crimp’s text is darkly humorous peppered with recurring themes of consumerism, feminism, war and despair. While the nameless characters may change, each of the 17 scenes is introduced by a scrolling LED light board with titles such as ‘Mum and Dad’, ‘Porno’ and ‘Untitled (100 Words)’.

Some scenes are intriguingly seductive and Brookman has done well to round out some fine individual and ensemble performances from a cast that includes Kate Box, Terence Crawford, Lizzy Falkland, Cameron Goodall, Jude Henshall and Roman Vaculik.

Jude Henshall’s provocative and naive portrayal of a schoolgirl in ‘Porno’ was effective but disturbingly real, while the ensemble offering of ‘Untitled (100 Words) was amusing, if somewhat juxtaposed with the raining suicidal notes of an un-named artist.

Cameron Goodall’s musical performance in ‘The Camera Loves You’ was a delight, and one could listen to Roman Vaculik’s dulcet European tones all night.

Pip Runciman's set is deconstructive in nature that featured partially rendered masonite and plastic sheeting, a musical vending machine and a central glass wall incorporating an oversized photo of a couple.

Geoff Cobham’s lighting design heightens the action, moving beyond traditional forms of lighting equipment and employing hand-held devices for some scenes that include zippo lighters and miner’s lights.

While some may consider Attempts On Her Life a highly intellectual piece of theatre, others nothing more than a piece of pure self-indulgence, however it makes for a compelling night in the theatre.