And that's not surprising when you consider it was written by some of the country's most respected comedy and dramatic writers including Merridy Eastman, Jonathan Gavin, Richard Glover, Wendy Harmer, Sheridan Jobbins, James Millar and Debra Oswald.

I'm not going to try to write a clever review making use of all the puns on the subject I can think of there are enough thrown around in the show but I will describe it as an an uplifting musical.

The story takes place in various locales and time periods following the journey of a family and events that shaped their breasts.

There's Lyn (Chelsea Plumley), a warm, open earth-mother with voluptuous breasts. She is married to breast-lover David (David Harris).

Carol (Anne Looby) is flat-chested, highly strung and in the midst of a mid-life crisis.

Their cousin Sal (Gretel Scarlett), is young, sexy and self-absorbed.

Valerie Bader plays their mother Helen who has embaraced all things new-age and also Irene the quintessential bra fitter and wise overseer.

The ladies all agree the handing out of mammaries is breast bingo a genetic lottery.

Lyn expresses her frustration of being mistakenly perceived as promiscuous because of her ample bosom.

David, Lyn's husband unashamedly offers the male perspective they are all beautiful in all their glorious shapes and sizes.

New-age crystal loving Helen has a take on plastic surgery: ``At what point did the scalpel replace pride in the natural things.''

The musical takes a very serious side when Lyn faces the horror of breast cancer.

But it's the bra fitter Irene who has the final words on this important topic when she advises: ``Be nice to your breasts ladies, whatever size, shape or colour they are, whatever traumas they've survived.''

The genesis for Breast Wishes was born out of the desire to create a show to raise money for breast cancer research.

There are also some great songs written by Bruce Brown including Breast Wishes, Mills And Boon And Me, Get Checked and Let's Not Talk.

The small band comprising musical director Michael Tyack on keyboards, David Ellis on double bass and drummer Andrew Massey provided wonderful accompaniment.

Breast Wishes is at Everest Theatre, The Seymour Centre until May 2. Bookings: 9351 7940. It begins a season at Parramatta's Riverside Theatres from May 12.