Hannah Gadsby doesn’t like being told what to do.
The first time they tell us this during Woof!, their new show at Sydney’s Roslyn Packer theatre, the audience laughter is immediate, warm and knowing. This is the brain behind Nanette – of course it’s a mind comfortable with the act of refusal. But Gadsby is “vibing on a whole new level of dissonance than Nanette”, and if anyone can find new ways to refuse to do what is expected, it’s them.
