Imagine that if instead of a super car, Mad Max was stuck in the outback with some old dustbins, a broom and a couple of sinks. Then imagine that the nuclear blast had left him stack full of rhythm, obsessed with sweeping his floor and with a passion for Brazilian, Calypso and African music. Then finally imagine that he walked into a Australian bar that is chock full of people suffering with the same affliction. That bar would be called Stomp.
Now this isn’t a normal West End theatre show, there is no interval and no people walking round selling ice cream. If you want that then you need to book something slightly different. However if you want to be blown away then come here as fast as you can.
There are only a few shows In the West End that stay open for than 5 years (Blood Brothers,The Lion King, Mamma Mia, Les Mis and Phantom to name a few). And there is a reason, you have to be totally different to everyone else and play to packed houses every night. Stomp is now entering it’s eight year.
This is a full on treat for the senses, 1h 40 mins of non stop performance. It’s like a hyped up Britain’s got talent, where they have fast forwarded through the singing dogs and naff comedians, and only kept in the tricks and future YouTube highlights. And it’s funny, really funny and they don’t even have to speak. They even get the audience to interact without putting pressure on (surely the hardest trick of all).
Expect to see a show that appears to be run by those annoyingly cool kids at school (those who can moonwalk, do the robot and do back flips) and make sure you are awake before you get there because these guys use every bit of the set and even perform when they are moving bits about.
And the location is perfect too. Right in the heart of the West End, close to the bars and restaurants and, because there is no annoying interval, you get out before the rest of the shows so you can get great restaurant seats, or home that little bit earlier (perfect for a school night).
The kids from Fame have grown up, got a bit dirtier and a whole lot cooler.
Stomp tickets - The Ambassadors Theatre - from only £10
Sean Collins
Sean moved back to the UK after living all over the world for years. He basically writes about shows, booze filled antics, about avoiding tourists and not paying top whack to get in anywhere. He still misses Mark and Lard being on Radio 1 and is possibly the clumsiest person in the Northern Hemisphere. Also he is stupidly scared of dogs and thinks that everyone needs at least 7 cups of coffee a day to keep their heart running (all with biscuits to dunk of course).
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