Within a small, almost claustrophobic, set-cum-installation of a sports locker-room, twelve members of the audience are seated in the round on three small benches. We are told that we are facing a big challenge…. We are introduced to our swimming coach and told why we are here: for a water-polo game, which in just minutes […]
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Teatro del Parpadeo: An Imaginary History of Tango
August 17th, 2011 by Kitty NewburyIn An Imaginary History of Tango – billed as ‘more than just a show, an invitation’ – solo performer Anna Cetti delves into personal experiences of world travel and romance, and explores her relationship to dance in general and tango in particular. This journey unfolds using a range of dance forms featuring, of course, the tango, but […]
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Nutshell: Allotment
August 16th, 2011 by Charlotte Smith‘It’s a bit like swimming in a loch, it’s fine after a few minutes,’ says one of the stalwart crew for Allotment, to help the rain-soaked audience along. We are also told cheerfully that ‘it’s a British show with British weather’. In some ways they overcompensate: every effort is made to keep us comfortable, with ‘speed […]
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Backhand Theatre: Images
August 16th, 2011 by Charlotte SmithImages explores urban isolation through spoken word, dance, circus and some projection. It’s billed as a promenade performance, so is perhaps wrong for the space at C eca, because all this seems to mean is that some of the audience have chairs while others sit on the floor. The text, by Jake Linzey of Backhand Theatre, […]
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Frisky & Mannish: Pop Centre Plus
August 16th, 2011 by Charlotte SmithFrisky & Mannish really do cut the mustard. I’m not just talking about the Cluedo-style yellow bodice that Laura Corcoran sports as part of a poptastic outfit. Over the last three years, they have been a smash hit at the Fringe. They deliver on their reputation. They’re good, and they know it. Pop Centre Plus sends […]