Entertainment
New arrival Bump looks and sounds like an Australia we recognise – Sydney Morning Herald
Life is messy and unpredictable and the country is effortlessly diverse as teens and adults struggle in Claudia Karvan and John Edwards’ new local comedy.
Teenage Oly (Nathalie Morris) is at the computer in her bedroom, wearing a high school physics Olympiad sweatshirt, surrounded by academic trophies, books by Gloria Steinem and Malala Yousafzai and a poster of Jacinda Ardern. Her mother, Angie (Claudia Karvan), with red lingerie visible under a vivid green shirt, is happily dancing to salsa music in front of the mirror in her bedroom and turning on her vibrator. Dad, Dom (Angus Sampson), we soon learn, has passed out on his boat, surrounded by pizza…
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