STOMP at the Lowry Theatre

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STOMP at the Lowry Theatre

STOMP has a unique combination of dance, theatre, comedy, percussion

and beat all intertwined with one another to create a truly amazing

and breathtaking performance. The skill and ability, both physical and

mental, of each and every person involved in the company was

extraordinarily outstanding. Thinking back now, I cannot bring to

mind, any fault with the show that stands out enough to be worth

mentioning!

I'm not entirely sure what I expected as I stepped off the bus into

the open court of The Lowry entrance, in fact, I think at the time I

actually felt rather travel sick but if I remember correctly, that

soon disappeared as I looked up to see the advertisements in the large

windows of the theatre. When I say advertisement, I'm not talking the

kind you might see in a newspaper or magazine, I'm talking BIG...

bigger even than billboards, so big they filled what must have been

the size of a three story building window. Then it struck me that they

were actually advertising STOMP. Wow, I thought, it must be good for

the obvious effort that went into putting those up!! We continued

walking, on through the door and straight through again until we were

in the theatre itself and carefully placed in our seats. As I sat down

I noticed that every seat was filled with peering eyes, people

waiting, possibly wondering what to expect. Me? All I knew about STOMP

before that night was the knowledge that they were 'those guys that

made noise with dustbins n stuff'. Not quite prepared would probably

be the right phrase for what came out from behind the curtain soon

after. One person, sweeping up, 'fair enough,' I thought, 'I could do

that'. I looked round and sensed the same vibe from the people closest

to me. But, then another sweeper came out, then another, and another,

until the whole stage was filled with characters all pushing,

swinging, tap-tap tapping along to a beat. I say characters because

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