Stomp

Musicals

West End

Ambassadors Theatre

Until Sun Dec 22

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Mon Jan 28 2013

'Stomp' turns 22 this year, and it's not difficult to see why the show has lasted so. Take a troupe of sexy young performers in overalls, add an array of junkyard items moonlighting as percussion instruments, publicise with a series of high-profile, global advertising campaigns, and you have the recipe for an international hit. I saw 'Stomp' at the age of ten and remember staring agape at all those fit men with their big muscles and even bigger dustbins.

But that's not all there is to 'Stomp'. As well as attractive player-dancers and the wow factor of rhythms beaten out on bin lids, a complete absence of words means it can cater to audiences of all nationalities. That may be why, on a freezing January week night, the Ambassadors was heaving with teens on dates and grandparents clutching overcoats squeezed between crowds of German tourists.

So does 'Stomp' still pack a punch? Yes – to a degree. The performers remain exhaustingly energetic, and there's something undeniably impressive about watching brooms, oil cans and vacuum-cleaner tubes transformed into musical instruments before your eyes. Despite becoming a global behemoth, the show has managed to retain some of its original irreverence: it grew out of the street-theatre scene, first becoming a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, and it remains bigger and better than the many copycat shows that have sprung up in its wake.

But 100 minutes is a long time to watch people play with rubbish, however talented they are; and there are moments of toe-curling humour (a pipe held suggestively, men sloshing water from sinks as if standing at a urinal) aimed squarely at the juvenile quarter of the audience. The kids laughed their heads off; I wished I could have brought along my ten-year-old self.

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Name:
Ambassadors Theatre
Address:
Ambassadors Theatre West Street
London
WC2H 9ND

Phone:
0844 811 2334
Website:
www.theambassadorstheatre.co.uk
Transport:
Tube: Leicester Square tube
Map
1. Ambassadors Theatre
  - West Street
    London
    WC2H 9ND
  - 0844 811 2334
  - www.theambassadorstheatre.co.uk
  - 51.512997,-0.127988

Event phone:
0844 811 2334
Event website:
www.theambassadorstheatre.co.uk

Categories:
Theatre. West End. Musicals
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Stomp 2013

Date Time Price information
Fri May 24

20:00

£26-£67.50. Runs 1hr 45mins. Booking to Dec 22
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Sat May 25

£26-£67.50. Runs 1hr 45mins. Booking to Dec 22
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15:00

20:00
Sun May 26

£26-£67.50. Runs 1hr 45mins. Booking to Dec 22
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15:00

18:00
Mon May 27

£26-£67.50. Runs 1hr 45mins. Booking to Dec 22
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20:00
Wed May 29

£26-£67.50. Runs 1hr 45mins. Booking to Dec 22
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Thu May 30

£26-£67.50. Runs 1hr 45mins. Booking to Dec 22
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15:00

20:00
Fri May 31

£26-£67.50. Runs 1hr 45mins. Booking to Dec 22
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20:00

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(4 ratings)

There's a reason why this show does not have an intermission - people wouldn't come back after the interval! Noisy and repetative. Good for small children, but as for everyone else.... avoid!

Holly Mon Mar 25
Rated as: 1/5
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Great show! I loved it, so funny and entertaining, this show is a must see!!

Holly B. Sun Feb 24
Rated as: 5/5
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Amazing show, just went to see it last week and it has really grown with time and moved forwards from where it was 20 years ago. This is the fourth time I've seen the show and it still gives me chills! Highly recommend it. Ax

Anthony Jackson Sun Feb 24
Rated as: 5/5
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Extremely funny at times. Entertaining throughout. My second visit to see the show, guaranteed I will be back for a third!

graham Forrester Fri Feb 17 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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