[1][2] The film centres around Greek Orthodox school teacher Alex (Richard Brancatisano), who falls in love with a Muslim lawyer from Lebanon, Eve (Andrea Demetriades).

[3] It made its first appearance on 12 July 2006 at the Sidetrack Shed Theatre in Marrickville, Sydney, to a low audience number on opening weekend.

[12] The play performed for two weeks from Wednesday to Sunday, in the one hundred seat venue, and extended the run when audience numbers began to increase.

[15] Alex & Eve: The Wedding, made its first appearance in May 2009, originally scheduled for two weeks but played 17 performances to 6,500 people at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville, Sydney due to high demand.

[25] Director, Andrikidis wanted to present "the multicultural city of Sydney as a central character," with his direction "reflect(ing) the improvised and naturalistic style of Magnolia" to engage audiences.

"[3][14] Lykos fused this idea when he met a Lebanese Muslim and explored the possibility of a romantic relationship evolving between the two, focusing on the "30s male trying to find somebody.

Writer, Alex Lykos aimed to engage the audience in his stage plays, in "confronting issues through comedy and light heartedness" and thinking of "their own views about people not from their ethnic background.

[7] The film explores the idea of "interracial and interfaith dating within a wider Australian context" in the characters of Alex & Eve.

[33] Richard Brancatisano related to his character 'Alex', through personal experience by his friends and family, in their migrant stories of "assimilating into Australian culture.

[34] Alex Lykos stated that his goal was to "encourage tolerance, understanding and compromise", specifically covering migration and refugee issues.

[3] The Daily Telegraph identified the comedic play as "exploring Australian multicultural issues bound to draw crowds.

"[12] Peter Andrikidis gave greater significance in his directing style, through his use of pace to establish the idea of "controlled chaos" with the multiple cultures in the film, reflecting Australia's current populated areas.

"[39] The Guardian scored the film a 3 out of 5, for "offer(ing) a marketable point of difference to Hollywood...without overplaying their multiculturalism angle.

"[40][8] Sydney Morning Herald and the Age identified it as "at times broad and a touch gauche but it has the spark of real life, and a sense that it could not have come from anywhere else.

"[41] Cinephilia Film Reviews identifies it as "well-intentioned in its depiction of its Sydney settings, but it is so trivialising in its contrived and ham-fistedly manipulative play for laughs.

"[42] David Stratton of The Australian gave it a 1.5 out of 5, of which the film "seems strained...as both families register their horror...the material may have been funny on stage.

"[43] The Hollywood Reporter recognises its "witty dialogue but delivered intermittently, (with) supporting characters poorly defined, however effective use of the Sydney locations.