★★★★☆ In bringing us this tale about a madman and a whore trapped by the circumstances of their situation, Spies Like Us has developed a language all its own which, for example, owes nothing to cinematic technique in the way it deals with the non-linear treatment of both time and space
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★★★★☆ The standalone numbers are all of the highest quality and accompanied where required by top class dancing. Last night there were audible gasps as the male dancers appeared looking not unlike the Chippendales. But they are no mere eye candy for the ladies and were both artistically expressive and athletic, as were the female troupe.
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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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★★★☆☆ Imagine, if you will, that you are stoned, mind-tripping in a happy place and hanging out with friends when someone puts the stereo on to play a jazz-fusion psychedelic remix of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. In your mind’s eye your friends have changed into 1960’s Carnaby Street chic . . .
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★★★★☆ The collaboration between Green Ginger and the Nordland Visual Centre has resulted in a show that mixes puppetry, human action and visual effects hardly bettered by cinema and which takes theatre into areas we might not have thought possible.
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★★★★★ I haven’t enjoyed a piece of theatre this much in a long time. This could easily have been a very simple and dull play, but the ensemble, creatives and crew made sure every element of this performance was magnificent.
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