Tennis
Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (physical theatre, drama)
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Venue 82ZOO Southside - Main House
- 14:30
- Aug 25
- 1 hour
- Country: Denmark
- Group: DON GNU
- Warnings and additional info: Audience participation, Scenes of violence, Strobe lighting
- Accessibility: May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
- Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
- Policy applies to: Children under 2 years
Description
DON McEnroe and Björn GNU face each other once again in the ultimate duel we all have been waiting for! A nerve-wracking battle of finger knitting, tango wrestling, dirty tricks and the best 80s style, to be able to judge the other out. But who are we really fighting? Don't miss out on this action-packed, poetic hunt for true fighter's spirit. It's Wimbledon, 1980. Bloodsport, slapstick comedy and beautiful dance mixed up by two anti-heroes trying to untangle the net they themselves have entangled.Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected].
General venue access
- Accessible entry: The level access is via the rear or the building. There are 16 steps from the street level to the seating.
- Stairs: 11- 20
Wheelchair access type: Building Lift
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DJ W 19 days ago
Personal view - you'd be better to save £18 and spend the torturous time taken to sit through this show on YouTube watching the amazing 1981 final, and thus seeing some real art, artistry, grace and talent - rather than this absolute travesty from a couple of absolute grifters. I appreciate tastes and senses of humour vary - and like the earlier reviewer - slapstick comedy dance is not my thing ... so not a good start-point ... - but notwithstanding ...:
- whatever the intention of this show, it told me nothing about the classic 1981 Wimbledon final, the two players, their relationship/struggles, or about the beautiful sport of tennis - whether through the real-er or more absurdish elements ... i actually found it incredibly disrepsectful to Borg/McEnroe - and the to audience.
- 20 minutes at the start where very little happened apart from an irrelevant and massively un-funny recurrig gag about the fact both actors were wearing socks and sandals ...
- torturous audience participation: i) puling audience members onto stage for no obvious purpose, and (cueing bizarre (forced) laugher and even applause from some audience member; ii) the very unappealing prospect of both middle aged men entering the audience and seeming to force thier sweaing bodies onto audience members (I just couldn't look)
- as per earlier reviewer - low quality and clumsy dancing.
- Yes .. tennis is hard to "do" on screen or stage - but here there was basic lack of research into technique (holding the racquet way too far up the handle; not observing that BB played a doble handed backhand though the JM actor somewhat captured a bit of his distinctive style..
- only posiive that I could see - the music was very good as was the sound/production.
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O 20 days ago
oh my god so much fun!! I think we caught the very first performance and had a great time. funny and sweet and loved the audience interaction. the set and sound design are so impressive. second show from the danish showcase I've seen and they deffo know what they're doing. hope don gnu come back with another show next year
EW 21 days ago
We really weren't sure what to make of this... funny at times (in a slapstick way), nostalgic throughout (for tennis fans), and poetic at times (with ballet and physical movement, some of which tended to be very amateurish). If you like absurdist type physical theatre, you would probably enjoy this. We don't and found it fleeting between funny, and boring.
Ramon Robinson 23 days ago
TENNIS is a ton of a fun and VERY different from anything else at the Fringe. It's this awesome mixture of '80s music, documentary footage, ballet and other dance, and pantomime with a fair amount of narration by one of the performers. The performers do integrate their movements far into the audience area, but never in a way that would be embarrassing for the audience. It's a hot time in the theatre and I will see anything Don Gnu does going forward.
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