Gargantua

Synopsis

In a world obsessed with the next big thing...BOOM! One baby will change everything...BOOM! A baby so monstrous not even the army can stop him... BOOM! He’ll destroy everything in his path. It’s time to run... Gargantua is coming and he’s one very angry boy.

Our Review:

11 August 2012

After a two-year gestation Mrs. Mungus gives birth to a gigantic baby she names Hugh. The mutant baby attracts the unwanted attention of corrupt officials intending to clone the child and build an army of cute, but deadly, giants.

Directors Rosie Stuart and Josh Azouz use a variety of startlingly effective techniques to bring Hugh’s tale to life. Yards of bright blue cloth and bubbles cascading onto the audience simulate the breaking of Mrs. Mugus’s waters. Ben Moores uses massive papier-mâché floating arms and a head, manipulated by the cast, to create a very impressive giant baby. A gigantic nappy completes the image. Some of the techniques used are dictated by the nature of the cast -a voice over is required as part of the script is delivered in sign language.

It is hard to determine the target audience for Carl Grose’s play. The type of dark humour in, say, Roald Dahl’s tales is absent – apart from the odd fart joke...

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Latest User Review

Michelle Nicholson - 13 August 2012:

A thoroughly enjoyable evening - the 5 year old I took along was totally transfixed for the entire play. Well done to all involved...

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