Siro-A (Leicester Square Theatre)

Computer technology is advancing at such a rapid pace it’s little wonder the tool isn’t utilised more in theatres. Perhaps the tech geeks are still too much in a minority for that to happen and the purists are afraid of trying something different?

Come forward six quirky Japanese guys who have mastered video artistry so well they’ve turned it into a dance-cum-comedy show that certainly pushes the boundaries of what we know theatre to be in a traditional sense.

Siro-A makes the most of computers to interact with the audience, at one point the camera being turned to focus on the audience before a performer gets reluctant volunteers to shout words like "happy" that are later spliced together to make a humorous montage.

The audience are also asked to pose in photo booths ahead of the show, which are used as part of an equally amusing closing sequence.

But the majority of this short one-hour show is taken up by computer-human dance routines where the video image is made to look like reality, appearing to exist in the same space as the performer.

In one sequence a performer gets trapped in a make-believe haunted castle where reality and projected image blend, creating boundary pushing effects.

Another utilizes brilliantly the Hollywood-movie genre, spoofing a number of beloved films from The Full Monty to The Exorcist under a techno beat.

Some will find it a little silly, a little cute and while modern Japanese stereotypes are used they are used to the production’s advantage rather than crassly.

However the production is a refreshing and fun change to your usual West End fare and could be the start of something much bigger. It’s certainly guaranteed to surprise before it becomes predictable.