DV8 is celebrating 25 years of groundbreaking physical theatre this year. Tucked inside a newspaper-size programme for Lloyd Newson’s latest production Can We Talk About This? is a lovingly created mini-brochure charting the company’s development. Images of men in suits, bold physical embraces, and a young Wendy Houston walking on wine glasses summon memories of a company […]

Before us is a collection of rescued objects. An apparent undergraduate bed-sit of reclaimed clutter: a pharmacy sign, wallpapered stag-head and lifesaver ring adorn Seventies G-Plan furniture and beaten lockers, while an incongruous unoccupied fish-tank, ill-looking houseplants and eclectic seating break the mise-en-scene into thirds. Three men occupy this environment – a living archive of […]

This beautifully staged and physicalised piece provides everything that one could wish for in terms of metaphor and images related to sand and sea. As Jane’s mind crumbles due to the tragic progress of early onset Alzheimer’s, so too does the sand in her pockets and beneath her feet. A real strength of 1 Beach Road is […]

Acrojou have previously performed thoughtful, artistic work on German Wheels (like ‘Dust’ and ‘The Wheel House’) at street theatre festivals and circus events but this is their first full-length theatre show, which is touring until the end of March. Since this could well be the first ever show produced and performed by German Wheel artists, […]

Blackout, and we hear the William Tell overture. A grand entrance is anticipated; the same kind of anticipation I built when I was purchasing the Play Goes Wrong show tickets. Lights on – and, and… And here is Teotonio, who is delighted to be on stage. So delighted. It shows in every muscle of his […]