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London Theatre Musicals 
| Stomp tickets from London Theatre Ticket Web. | | | Stomp |
| | | | | Performance Times | | Prices | Evenings:
Monday and Thursday to Saturday at 8.00pm
Matinees:
Thursday 3pm
Saturday 3pmSunday 2pm and 5.30pm | | Stalls £57, £45, £33
Dress Circle £57, £45, £33
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| | Stomp is a movement, of bodies, objects, sounds - even abstract ideas. But what makes it so appealing is that the cast uses everyday objects, but in non-traditional ways. There's no speech, no dialogue, not even a plot. So why go see Stomp? Well, have you ever composed a symphony using only matchbooks as instruments? Or created a dance routine based around sweeping? You may have done this a little, but get a group of rhythmically gifted, extremely coordinated bodies with definitive personalities, and you have the makings for Stomp. Stomp takes the everyday sounds of pipes and brooms, lighters and garbage pail lids, and creates the extraordinary.
Stomp had its premiere at the Edinburgh Festival in 1991 since when it's played to audiences around the world including in Canada, Australia and America. It was featured on the 1996 Academy Award show after having received a nomination in the 'Short Film' category for Brooms by Cresswell and co-creator McNicholas. The show has been going for some 11 years, and has lost the element of surprise (when a man first comes on stage with a broom, we know he is going to play the floor), yet it feels fresh. This is partly because the cast perform with such vigour and infectious good humour, and partly because of the very nature of the piece... Much of the appeal is from the pleasure of invention: the unusual thought that you can get a tune by squeaking rubber gloves on a metal sink; the unexpectedly gentle notes that can be spun from a set of empty water containers. And the dexterity, precision and energy of the performers is engaging and disconcertingly infectious. |
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| What's New | Stomp Dance theatre originally created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. Please Note: The entire Upper Circle has a slightly restricted view: One five minute dance scene is missed entirely, people sitting in the Upper Circle will be able to hear the routine but not actually see it. |
Theatre Review | Stomp - This glorious act without words, in which a company of eight throw themselves body and soul into creating rhythms of every complexity and volume using the most basic found objects (brooms, cigarette-lighters, dustbins and oil-drums) is an uplifting hymn to the art of making the most of minimalist means. We've recommended it before, and I'll recommend it again, unreservedly.
The Daily Telegraph |
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