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Synopsis

It's the hottest day of the year. Leanne returns home to a small town on a journey in search of the past. Meet the frappuccino-swilling Goth, a young girl who longs to meet her idol, a middle aged woman looking for what she's lost, a guitar playing agoraphobic and a man just looking for love as they come together on a day that will change all their lives for ever.

Our Review:

16 February 2010

This latest touring production which takes claim to ‘re-invent’ or ‘redesign’ the performance values of circus and acrobatics was well received during its run at the Edinburgh Festival and has been showcased across the globe, from New York to London.

Created by Les 7 doigts de la main, or translated to the Seven Fingers, this is a fast-paced presentation of acrobatic skill mixed with dance discipline, video projection and comedy.

The performance starts encouragingly with the interjection between acrobatic feats and soliloquies from the performers which detail a little more about them as a person. This gives an interesting perspective and insight into the artist’s back grounding, and even personality traits, that an audience is rarely treated to within theatrical performance.

The inventive twist of these introductions is also mirrored in the use of inanimate objects which suddenly become acrobatic apparatus; for example, an old arm chair used to precariously balance a female ac...

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