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Physical Theatre


Zeitgeist Review

Fringe 2009: Zeitgeist

It's not every day that you see almost completely naked performers pull pieces of chocolate out from between their pants and crotch and offer this not quite so tempting where-have-they-been-morsels

The Lamplighter's Lament Review

Fringe 2009: The Lamplighter's Lament

To deliver an affecting piece of theatre is an impressive achievement.  To do it without words and with props not much more sophisticated than a sheet of plastic and the contents of a suitcase is just stunning.

The Tartuffe Review

Fringe 2009: Belt Up Theatre's The Tartuffe

The term "award-winning" is tossed around the Fringe as much as flyers discarded in bins. But Belt Up Theatre deserve the moniker, with their refreshingly captivating spin on Moliere's classic through site-specific and physical theatre.

Tom Tom Club, head spinning beat boxer

With a cast of 7 Australian members, 1 percussionist, DJ, world championship beatboxer and 4 agile acrobats the Tom Tom Club is an amazing performance of high energy and incredibly high impact showmanship.

Havana Rumba!

Havana Rumba is one of those shows which isn't easy to categorise. There's obviously the electrifying dance, backed by some riotous rhythm, supplied by Sonore La Calle, but there's a little bit more to the performance than that