Reviews

Jamie Wood, Beating McEnroe

Jamie Wood: Beating McEnroe

August 16th, 2013 by

Jamie Wood is in the lotus position wrapped in green towels, with a cuddly toy tiger on his head. He throws tennis balls into the audience as he belts out calming Buddhist-like chants, calming his nerves. ‘All will be fine’ he tells us as he asks us to breathe with him and eventually sing with […]

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3 is a Crowd: Fright or Flight

3 is a Crowd: Fright or Flight

August 16th, 2013 by

A game of blind-man’s-buff, the sound of a distorted music box, rubber glove feet, and a great big cry of cock-a-doodle doo. Welcome into the world three batty birds, emerging blinking into the light, ready for the call of nature – no, not that call, the call to freeze, fight or flight. It’s a perfect […]

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Circa: Wunderkammer

August 15th, 2013 by

The clue is in the name: Wunderkammer (cabinet of curiosities) is a vaudevillian affair, a sophisticated cabaret/variety show that presents a series of acts, with no aspirations towards a narrative. Circus not circus-theatre – which is more than good enough for me. All the components of a good variety show are here: lots of breathtakingly […]

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Atresbandes: Solfatara, photo Alex Brenner

Atresbandes: Solfatara

August 15th, 2013 by

Guess who’s coming to dinner? Your deepest fear, your id, your shadow self, the little devil inside you. Call it what you will, it’s here to stay – so at home that it’s in its pyjamas (although sporting a balaclava to remind you that that it may take you hostage at any moment). Cue couple […]

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Caixa do Elefante: The Weaver

Caixa do Elefante: The Weaver

August 14th, 2013 by

A lone figure on stage – a woman dressed in layers of rich rusty orange, old gold, and cream fabrics, a whirl of silks and cottons of many different textures. A pair of scissors drops down to meet her; a ball of twine unwinds and suspends itself in the space. We hear the rhythmic sound […]

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