★★★☆☆ A mash-up between HG Wells and Isambard Kingdom Brunel is further mirrored by the fusion of two Bristol based theatre companies – Show of Strength and Closer Each Day. Together all four combine to produce an ambulatory performance on board The SS Great Britain.
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★★★★☆ Connections with others and memory of past friendships are prompted by an apparent lack of one for a recently deceased neighbour. A series of marvellously comic and meandering vignettes are woven together in typically unorthodox ways by Out of Balanz to create theatre which is a sheer joy.
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★★★★★ The Stranger on the Bridge triumphs in being a genuinely thrilling theatrical retelling of the story of Jonny Benjamin who was talked out of jumping off Waterloo Bridge by a total stranger
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★★★★☆ Through a series of realistically authentic vignettes we see how the effect that sexual pressures have on the young and vulnerable. Updated contemporary references help underline how confusing the subject continues to be.
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★★★★★ Not everything is easy to understand, but there is power in ambiguity as the audience is allowed to make up their own mind and not be spoon fed explanations. Gecko manage to pull off a stunning show, with breath taking dance composition, ingenious stage design and first class acting ability to craft a thrillingly dark, funny and ultimately uplifting piece of modern theatre
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