IT IS Riverdance without the clogs, ballet without the pointes, campanology without the bells, and a percussive symphony with no real drums in sight.
Stomp is quite probably the most entertaining feast of innovative rhythm, exciting choreography, inventive music you will see this year.
It is also a great deal of fun.
From the opening moment, when a seeming stage hand arrives to sweep the stage to be joined by a brush-wielding chorus in a domestic syncopation, it becomes a no-holds-barred assault on music, dance and comedy.
Add to that an ever-present thread of comedy, an array of innovative dance routines and you begin to arrive somewhere near this world-wide, packed-house show.
At most there are eight performers involved and sometimes only one, but the stage is forever full of action and disciplined, energetic entertainment.
Once described as appealing to all ages including those too cultured to be dragged into panto and those too cool to watch ballet, Stomp has, since its debut 15 or more years ago, defied being pigeon-holed and carved out its own special entertainment niche.
