SYDNEY: Hamazkaine Shant Chapter and the Hagop Baronian Theatre Group brought comedy in three acts to over 600 Armenian-Australians on Sunday night with the Garo Khachigian-written 'Our state' (Mer Vijage) play.

Brightened by a youthful cast, the play, directed by and starring a veteran of the Sydney-Armenian stage, Mr. Avak Egulian, was a mirror of Armenian organisational life in Australia.

The story was based on the head of Armenian television in Australia appointing individuals to form a play group, a choir and organise a dinner dance - with all three activities registering mixed failures and successes that were always comical.

Mrs. Azniv Ingilizian was given a special word of thanks by Mr. Egulian, who  credited her for putting the impressive event together.