BATS Theatre
Sept 22-Oct 3 | Reviewed by Matthew Fairhurst

LOOSELY based on Lucy O’Brien’s time spent in a miserable mail-sorting centre, there is much in Postal that will be recognisable to anyone who has subjected themselves to the mind-numbing routine of public sector employment. Wisely, O’Brien avoids over-dependence on customer service in-jokes, and chooses instead to focus on the characters – the effect their incredibly mundane job has on their self-respect, and the coping strategies they bring in the attempt to maintain their identities despite the emptiness of their careers and their lives in general.