Hold On To Your Butts – The Lowry
Some theatre shows can be appreciated by being described. Others, on the other hand, just need to be experienced. Hold On To Your Butts is a prime example of the latter.
On paper, a screen to stage adaptation of the dinosaur classic Jurassic Park shouldn’t work. Not without a big animatronics budget, the latest in visual effects and a host of instruments to recreate that iconic John Williams score.
As the name suggests, the Recent Cutbacks ensemble have none of that. However, this is a joyous, silly and, surprisingly, accurate retelling of Spielberg’s masterpiece.
The trio of performers on stage rely on physical theatre, the bare minimum of creatively used props and sound effects. They create magic.
Anyone with an aversion to lo-fi storytelling might well be concerned to take t...
