Hang On

Synopsis

Hang On catapults you into an aerial world of dizzying new thrills where the impossible becomes possible. Tantalizingly high, a giant spinning mobile appears before your eyes. Hang On is a perilous and playful journey into the stratosphere from two of the most inventive award-winning companies around, Theatre-Rites and aerialists Ockham’s Razor. A family spectacle, suspended dramatically above the stage, mixing contemporary circus, movement, humour and live percussion.

Our Review:

20 April 2009

When I hear the word circus I tend to think of a bunch of sad clowns and some poorly treated animals dying out in our modern ‘seen it all before’ culture. But despite my ignorance, the circus arts have been undergoing their own transformation for years now, and aerialist theatre company Ockham’s Razor are at the forefront of the revolution.

In Hang On they team up with Theatre-Rites and the Lyric Hammersmith to produce a family show that revolves (get it?) around the idea of Alexander Calder’s mobiles, more traditionally seen hanging above babies' cots. It's an exercise in visual theatre and it plays with shapes and objects with the recurring image of triangles and globes, and themes of friendship and companionship, with three aerialists, a clown, a musician, and a juggler.

Visually it's impressive, but also somewhat understated. The term Ockham’s Razor refers to the medieval philosophy of William of Ockham, who stated th...

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Latest User Review

A Russell - 16 April 2009:

This was truly awful. Only good thing was that it was only just over an hour long. the only half decent bit was the music playing and stylish instrumentalist. actors poor, acrobatics amateurish and interest lacking sadly. only audience interested were 4 and under. shame....

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