Physical theatre
Physical theatre usually dispenses with the need for words and tells its story via phyiscality. It could be mime, it could be acrobatics, it could be so much else and very often is.
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Missing, Battersea Arts Centre – Review
Pros: An exhilarating performance that barely uses words, but takes your breath away and makes you feel so much. Cons: You have to interpret and feel the show, rather than be given all the answers. In 2015, Battersea Arts Centre’s…
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The Forecast, The Place – Review
Pros: Funny, witty, and beautifully performed Cons: A couple of sections felt too long Perhaps it’s a cliché, but they do say the English love to talk about the weather. However, they’re not so keen on discussing sexual matters, so…
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The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
Pros: Everything about this production, from the performances and the writing to the music and the design, is fascinating to watch and touching to experience. Cons: It is hard to say anything bad about this deeply felt love story and the…
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All In, New Diorama Theatre – Review
Atresbandes seduce the audience with a heady world of contemporary images which are sometimes confusing but always watchable, and carry a compelling message.
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Under Glass, Hackney Showroom – Review
A one-of-a-kind concept, where dance and physical performance create a live art installation.
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Stardust, Southwark Playhouse – Review
A heartfelt and uncompromising confrontation of the multi-headed beast that is the global cocaine trade, which avoids patronisation and remains entertaining.
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You Forgot The Mince, The Courtyard – Review
A heartfelt exploration of domestic abuse using varied theatrical devices.
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The Existence Formula, Tristian Bates Theatre – Review
A meditation on the riddle of existence presented through the mouths of various characters as well as physical theatre.
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Last Clown On Earth, Pleasance Courtyard – Review
Pros: Arresting images and dark humour. Cons: A clown in existential crisis inevitably produces a show light on belly laughs.~ For the first half an hour I was baffled. I’ll admit that I had been expecting more of a twinkly…
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Slapstick, Assembly George Square Theatre – Review
Pros: Charming, hilarious clowns, who also happen to be virtuoso musicians. Cons: The section with the projection didn’t work well, and made the energy drop. The children in the audience are part of what makes a clown show, and this…