Stomp - Review

Stomp is masking a brief return to Sydney this week. It is playing at the Theatre Royal closing on 15th of September.

This is a high energy show that will have you laughing, clapping and stomping on your way home. Eight performers give the audience a fast and furious show. It is wordless and witty, in fact it was far funnier than I expected. The rhythmical stomping, clapping, banging and shaking will resound deep inside your soul. There are some great routines that must have taken hours and hours of rehearsals and development. A couple of my favourite were the lighter routine where each performer had one then two lighters and rhythmical flicked them on and off. It was similar to watching a string of flickering fairy lights, with sound. My second favourite was the drumming on huge rubber rings. I expect that everyone that goes will have different favourites. I can almost guarantee that if you do see it you will never sweep the floor the same again.

All eight performers were extremely talented and performed almost continuously. The set has a wall and balcony covered in strange items which are all used in the show.  It is set as if in a warehouse and the performers are all warehouse cleaners.

If you want to catch the show you need to be quick, tickets can be booked through Ticket Master.

Some background to Stomp
The fun started back in 1991 at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, with a single drum hanging around Co-Creator/Director Luke Cresswell’s neck. STOMP was an instant hit, becoming the Guardian’s "Critic's Choice" and winning the Daily Express's "Best of the Fringe" award, and went on to play to capacity audiences around the world. In 1994 STOMP received an Olivier Award nomination for “Best Entertainment” and won the award for "Best Choreography in a West End Show". With appearances at the Oscars, the Emmy's, on prime-time US TV shows such as Letterman and Leno, and most recently at the London 2012 Olympics, STOMP has become a household name across the world.