Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this file.Įvening Over Sussex: Reflections In a Motor Car Far from the usual theatre fare, it offers a cheeky, surreal strangeness that can only be experienced in a festival setting and is certainly a worthy recommendation to anybody wishing to see something different.One of the collection of Virginia Woolf’s essays including: “Jane Eyre” and “Wuthering Heights”, The Patron and The Crocus, The Modern Essay, The Death Of The Moth Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car, Three Pictures, … Collected Essays by Virginia WoolfĬopyright laws are changing all over the world. Whichever options you choose, “Fear & Delight” is sure to be revealed as a show without an apt descriptor. There is also a pre-show sensory experience courtesy of The Devil’s Banquet, whereby diners can pay a premium to indulge in obscure gastronomic decadence before the show, with the stage set as their table. Only don’t go licking the walls this isn’t Willy Wonker world. The highlight, however, comes not from the acrobatics but the oddest of the characters, who begins the show with triangle on his back (because why not?) As this sidekick clown character, Spenser Novich is absolutely hilarious, particularly in his perfectly timed delivery of a mimed monologue of sorts, set to sound effects and samples randomly mashed together from all range of sources.Īnd the delight doesn’t have to stop when the confetti falls with the post show experience continuing for those who dare to enter the G&T Cloud Experience, a Southern Hemisphere first whereby Alcoholic Architecture genius Bompas & Parr diffuse G&T in installation of immersive cloud.
During the hour long show, audience members will experience the spectacle of some superb acrobatic acts in which performers showcase their respective strengths and talents in movement on, around and above the purpose-built tent stage at South Bank’s Cultural Precinct festival hub, make use of a range of props. The delight of this world conceived by Strut & Fret, the award-winning makers of previous festival hits “Limbo” and “Cantina”, “Fear & Delight” is a sexy journey beyond reality. Appearing like a Peter Garrett/Tim Burton hybrid, Bruce’s lead vocalist energy never wanes and the titular track and single from the group’s first album “Puppet Loosely Strung” is a highlight whose melody will linger with you long after the show’s confettied conclusion. Indeed, the inclusion of the duo of Ian Bruce and DJ Chuck is what takes this show to its apex. Beyond this, there is little to mesh the circus and comedy, apart from its fetish imagery of bondage and alike, but that hardly matters once audience members have been enticed by the compilation of physical feats, strobe-lit spectacle and thumping, provocatively up-tempo yet dark, jazz-infused electro soundtrack of live music from UK cult-dj duo The Correspondents. The aesthetic result is central to the show’s themes of contrasting ideas – black/white and fear/delight. It is a kaleidoscope of talent, set to a cool monochromatic black and white pallette, both on stage and as per direction to audience members to dress accordingly, whether it be in tux or jeans and cons.
Part concert, part performance art, with an adult themed twist (the production is rated 18+), the show is a sometimes weird, often wacky collection of work from acrobats, aerialists, dancers, contortionists and comedians from across the globe. Fear & Delight (Strut & Fret Production House)Īs the lyrics of The Correspondents’ song of the same name imply, “Fear &Delight” is quite the daring show.