[Review] Impresariaat Jacques Senf: The Ashton Brothers
This troop is closer than brothers: at times they are each other’s arms, legs and even genitalia. Blending circus skills and acrobatics with musical interludes and absurdist humour, there is plenty in this show to keep the audience guessing as well as laughing.
Within the rather austere surroundings of St George’s West the show takes place against a psychedelic monochrome backcloth. The black and white colour scheme is inventively used to invite us into the weird world of oompa-loompa style munchkins, who giggle irrepressibly at their antics, as they fall around the stage in true slapstick fashion.
Other favourites with the audience are the robots, whose mechanical movements are brought to life by the sound of hand-held drills, suggesting that the Ashton Brothers would be similarly at ease as street entertainers as they are performing to a nearly full house.
Maintaining a rapid pace and flow on stage have clearly been considered by this group. Jokes from one sketch overflow into the next and scene changes are integrated into gags. This fluidity contributes to the aura of magic which this show emits, as the audience are continually surprised by the feats made possible on stage: ladders being carried between teeth, one man growing to reach the ceiling and levitation to name but a few.
What shines through in this performance is the energy and desire to please of the Ashton Brothers. Dripping with sweat they perform a musical encore on beer bottles to complete the show. It is this enthusiasm coupled with their undoubted talent that is sure to warm them to the hearts of Fringe audiences.
Show: The Ashton Brothers.
Where: Assembly @ St George’s West Church
When: 1800-1900, 6th-29th August (except 15th)
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