Press

”Highly developed aesthetic and broad, emotional storytelling.”

Matt Boothman, British Theatre Guide
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”Hauntingly and recklessly brilliant…piece of thrilling and sinister surrealist nightmare.”

John Peter, The Sunday Times (UK)
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”Gecko is a company that seek to entertain rather than simply impress their audience.”

Dave Cunningham, What’s On Stage
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Description

With their trade-mark inventive style, Gecko takes the unruly spirit of Russian writer, Nikolai Gogol’s masterpiece The Overcoat to create their own intoxicating journey. A downbeat draughtsman is fixated on a new coat and ultimately, the unobtainable girl at the desk next him...
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Company Biography

Founded by Amit Lahav and Al Nedjari in 2001, Gecko have been creating and touring their own brand of physical theatre in both the UK and internationally. Their coming together was fueled by a shared response to theatre which for years had left them feeling somewhat dulled and uninspired>more info

Artist Biography

Before founding Gecko in 2001, Amit Lahav (Artistic Director), worked with artists inclusing Lindsey Kemp, Stephen Berkoff and Box Clever Theatre. He worked extensively with the David Glass Ensemble on Unheimlich Spine and Off The Wall, and was a key member on The Lost Child Project working with young people, teachers and practitioners in Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Italy, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

 

 

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Website: Gecko(UK)

 

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