Storm

One of the more interesting developments in theatre is the move away from traditional spaces and narrative, to convey thoughts and feelings through visual, physical and multimedia techniques. This high-wire circus act, which is billed as an aerial portrait of a day in a bustling, buzzing city, aims, naturally, also to be a multimedia extravaganza.

An offshoot of the live show at the now defunct Millennium Dome in London, it is the creation of, among others, Mark Fisher, a rock-concert designer, and Pierrot Bidon, a founder of the French troupe Archaos.

Their attempt at storytelling involves a lost dog, a man who eats bugs, another who eats rats, a lollipop man uncertain as to his role, some restaurant diners and a host of other characters. After 20 minutes exploring the lives of these exotic city folk, Storm comes clean and the gymnastics begin, with the cast skilfully and confidently performing an array of circus feats that, fortunately, take up the bulk of the show, dazzling the audience.

As any good marketing guru knows, though, consumers must be able to identify the brand they're being presented with, so the wind machine was duly turned on towards the end and the cast waved about, looking for all the world like, well, a storm.