You Me Bum Bum Train

Synopsis

In an exhilarating, participatory adventure, you are the sole audience member - a passenger who journeys through a maze of live scenes featuring over 200 performers. You will be catapulted into unimaginable situations before being returned to the outside world, breathless, invigorated and left wanting more. The intensity of the journey is heightened by the fact that you are riding solo throughout the whole performance, making for an unforgettable experience.

Our Review:

Theo Bosanquet - 6 July 2010

It's not often you're briefed before a performance to shout “escape” should you feel the need for an instant exit (although I can think of several recent productions where such an option would have been welcome).

But in truth only the most faint-hearted of souls would wish to step off this delightful ghost train of a show, staged in the LEB Building as part of the Barbican's 101 things to do this summer season. Yes, it does require a certain amount of chutzpah, and I can imagine that for some the level of participation required could be a bit overwhelming; but for show-offs like myself it's a dream.

I don't want to give too much away about what's involved in the latest incarnation of this bizarrely-titled show that's been in constant development since 2004. A representative beforehand simply assured me that it's “bigger than ever”, and that would seem about right.

It consists of a solo 45-minute wheelchair-bound odyssey through...

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