ABOUT GECKO... Gecko is an award-winning and internationally-acclaimed physical theatre company based in Ipswich, Suffolk and led by Artistic Director Amit Lahav.
A Gecko show is visual, visceral, ambitious theatre crafted to inspire, move and entertain. Gecko strives to make their work wide open to interpretation and put their audience at the heart of the narrative.
With an expanding ensemble of international performers and makers, Gecko works across diverse age groups, nationalities and forms. The company tours nationally and internationally and continues to develop strong partnerships around the world.
Beyond the stage, Gecko aspires to open the doors on their process via every possible avenue, be it digital, in schools or through one-to-one relationships with their audience.
Every year or so I come back to this and am reminded that it really is the perfect piece of art. Visionary, intricately planned, tightly rehearsed, beautifully thought through, and asking so many questions about how we might think stories should be formed. This was a seminal piece of physical theatre brought to screen, and will prove to be something incredibly influential for performers for years to come.
Thanks for watching the show! The Arab & The Jew was one of our earliest works (2007-2008) so our style and methodology have developed since then, however since the first Gecko show, all of our work has been highly interpretive and doesn't carry a single narrative or meaning. Our work is completely open for interpretation and often, even within the devising ensemble, different people have different interpretations of each show. So, we'd be interested to hear what your interpretation of the show might be! We'd recommend having a watch of some of our other shows and behind the scenes videos on here, particularly The Time of Your Life, (the full film is here on our RU-vid), and some of the behind the scenes content from our newest show, Kin.
I had to do this for a program before college, all I can say is that I’m stunned. I loved watching every minute of this and the final part truly puts the whole play into a new perspective. Love it
I had to watch the first few minutes of it in a class. Not sure if that's better or worse, because I spent the whole time both somehow freaked out, and also glancing around and wondering if I was the only person thinking watching a rug giving birth to a grown man was kind of, well, pretentious self indulgence. (Which isn't to say I don't appreciate and admire the skill and efforts of those who created/ performed it. Just that some things that can be very self satisfying aren't necessarily made better by them to others...)
I love Gecko, this show in particular. Though I suspect I would turn up to anything they produced. If you have not seen them just do it. Theatre that sneeks back into your consciousness long after the event.
Where can I watch this, or buy this? I watched it multiple times when it was available on bbc4 and it's the most beautiful, powerful thing I've ever seen
Some great tips here thanks Gecko! 🦎 Preparation and playfulness are so important when creating...as is truth! But we could spend the rest of our lives talking about theatrical truth right? 😉
Hi guys! I'm dying to see this, however I'm based in Brazil and BBC only allows people in the UK to watch it. Will you make it available in other platforms? Cheers!
What effect is created by the ensemble waving the newspapers and how does it work to frame the scene with the overcoat seller? sorry doing this for drama
sorry but How are the following techniques used to show the hierarchy and meaningless bureaucracy of the office where Akaky works? Levels, choreographed movement, exaggerated characterisation.
I also had to watch this for homework. But this is really good and i really enjoyed it. It's meaning is a bit cryptic but wow. You could theorize about this for ages.
