It's time to break out your best wedding outfit and put on your best wedding manners (or not… I'm looking at you Uncle Kev) to come and join Interactive Theatre International as they present their brand-new Australian dining experience and show, Confetti and Chaos.

This riotously different interactive dinner show is filled with iconic characters we all know - like the mother and father of the bride, the best man, and of course the lovely couple - among others you'll fall in love with.

Due to the challenges of COVID, this show has been a long time coming and finally hits the Adelaide Fringe - brought to you by the masterfully comedic team behind Faulty Towers – The Dining Experience. From the moment you arrive, you'll be immersed in the world of the new family and the world of the reception venue staff too. Just like a real wedding reception, seating is planned and you get to introduce yourself to tablemates you've never met. Before long, the mother of the bride takes over the room - greeting the delighted guests who play along with whoops and shouts while the best man lurks around, preparing the guests for the mayhem that lies ahead. It's always super interesting to watch how some audience members get so invested and play along with the actors. It's OK if you don't want to be involved and just watch though. It doesn't take long for the actors to figure out who's in and who isn't.

There's much more audience hype and participation in this show than in Faulty Towers. Perhaps it's because the characters are deftly crafted to be more broadly relatable and, let's face it, we've all been to some pretty crazy wedding receptions. This wedding reception will make all other receptions look decidedly tame. There's always some 'challenging' personalities that come out of the left field at any event like this. The actors certainly have a lot on their hands and it's this interactive skill that is just so unique. I'm always impressed by how the actors wrest back control of the show if things get a bit out of hand.

One of the best bits of Interactive Theatre's shows has always been the food. The three-course meal at Confetti and Chaos is delicious. At the Adelaide Royal Coach at least, just the food alone is worth a big chunk of the ticket price and really rounds out the wedding reception experience.

This type of interactive theatre has something for everybody and while the audience does skew a bit to the older end of the spectrum, Confetti and Chaos looks set to break out of the somewhat generation-dependent framing of Faulty Towers and reach new audiences.

If you haven't been to an Interactive Theatre International dinner show before then you really should. In the beginning, it will blow your mind a bit, but you'll be playing along before you know it - maybe even feeling like you've just cast yourself in a role as a guest at a real reception!

There's definitely plenty of comedy genius and magic going on here. You should go and see Confetti and Chaos, either at the Adelaide Fringe here or in a venue near you soon – keep up with ITI here.