★★★★☆ 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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★★★★☆ The ultimate message is to indulge in a little bit of group therapy. There is a bitter sweet finale when personal stories are divulged by the trio before a birthing scene slightly less miraculous than the Virgin birth, but equally surprising.
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