Whether Elwood is sipping whiskey all day in a dive bar or talking to his best friend, a 6’ 1 ½” invisible rabbit, life simply refuses to judge him.

Wearing a carefree smile that frequently explodes into infectious delight Elwood is all impeccable manners and imperturbable contentment, a man who’s never had an uncharitable thought in his life. He’s the most grounded person among his friends and family – who wish to commit him to a sanatorium.

Elwood never intends or wants to cause a bad situation for anybody, yet the people around him start to unravel. His sister Veta is mistakenly given a brief spell in the hydrotherapy tub and returns shaken and mortified, but bizarrely stimulated. Her good friend and family lawyer, the Judge, is befuddled and resents the fuss over Elwood intruding on his golf game. Dr Chumley’s pompous authority starts to crumble and his employees seem unable to prevent themselves from falling in love, despite the sanatorium rules.  Among learned and distinguished professionals, it’s the streetwise cabby who brings order to the chaos.

The play whimsically reflects on the value of true friendship and the validity of opting to eliminate life’s complications. The serenity with which Elwood experiences every encounter, finds interest, enjoyment and surprise, even in the most banal of them, makes him a refreshingly radical figure in the world of rules.