Oh if only a trip to your local coffee chain was like this!
If you visit the good folks at the Alchemystorium café, you
may well get more than you bargained for with your coffee order!
This magical production from Gomito Theatre was just the
tonic for a wet dreary autumn evening. An hour of magic, romance and comedy is
blended together perfectly in this tale of friendship, love, longing and coffee.
The production uses elements of physical theatre, dance, comedy, puppetry and
mime to great effect to deliver an extremely funny and heart-warming narrative.
The elements of puppetry were used to fantastic effect; a beautiful ballet
performed by two puppets sticks particularly in my mind, but with so many
magical moments throughout it seems churlish to pick any one out.
The three deviser / performers Katie Cooper, Lizzie Franks
and Sam Worboys deliver outstanding and energetic performances, engaging the
audience from the start, working perfectly together to deliver this delightful,
eccentric tale. The pacing is finely judged, I found myself completely caught
up in the events on stage, and actually a bit sad when it was all over.
The music used is haunting and nicely matched to the antics
on stage, and the set is a piece of wonder in itself, incredibly inventive and
quite literally transforming before your eyes.
I’m so glad I had a chance to see this original piece of
theatre. Funny, touching and inventively told, a complete delight from start to
finish.
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