There are plenty of chances to catch the show, with ten performances on between Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 21.

Cosi is set in 1971, in an Australian psychiatric facility at a time when the country was protesting the war in Vietnam.

The play is based on playwright Louis Nowra's own life, who, in the 1970s, directed a musical with patients from Melbourne's Mont Park Psychiatric Hospital.

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The Repertory's Reamus Youth Theatre are bringing the play to the stage, directed by Isabelle Moy and Lelle Coombes.

Maitland Repertory Theatre secretary Ian Robinson said the play is about a young, inexperienced director who's first job is directing a play in a psychiatric facility.

"There are a bunch of characters in the institution, some more strong-willed and some more amusing than others," he said.

"It's a very funny story and very amusing."

Mr Robinson said that despite a couple of COVID-19 hiccups among their large cast of 14, rehearsals have been going well.

"It's going very well, we watched a rehearsal last week and it was going very well at that stage," he said.

"I expect audiences will love it."

Tickets are $20 each, and can be purchased at www.mrt.org.au or on 0466 332 766 from 10am to 2pm.

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There will be complimentary refreshments from 7.30pm on opening night (Friday, May 6).

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