Complicite have built a reputation as master visual raconteurs. Their body of work has almost come to define the term physical theatre as they have etched a unique style that fuses physicality with a deconstructed stagecraft, supporting gripping narratives. In their latest piece The Encounter they not only uphold this reputation but break new theatrical […]
Tag Archives: Edinburgh International Festival 2015
Vox Motus / National Theatre of Scotland / Tianjin People’s Arts Theatre: DRAGON
August 19th, 2015 by Adam BennettOn taking your seat you’re immediately struck by the image on stage – a series of concentric circles shape the black space, framing the suggestion of a city in the distance. A series of amazing-looking clouds hang in rows coming from the back to the front. There’s a sense both of familiarity and magic. Of […]
Robert Lepage / Ex Machina: 887
August 18th, 2015 by Dorothy Max PriorSpeak white! / C’est une langue universelle / Nous sommes nés pour la comprendre / Avec ses mots lacrymogènes / Avec ses mots matraques… On the stage is a beautifully crafted model of a 1930s apartment block – a kind of giant dolls house, with each apartment lighting up as our storyteller describes who lives there. This is 887 […]