Habbuk, BATS theatre, until March 17, Fringe Festival, reviewed by Ines AlmeidaPerformers Alejandro Sterenstein and Sofia Rivero from Uruguay’s physical theatre company Teatro Animalismo are trapped. They’re trapped in New Zealand, (thanks to covid), and on stage in their show Habbuk, they’re trapped in what seems to be a post-apocalyptic wasteland or war zone. Stage designer Santiago Espasandin has created a bleak background with numerous vintage suitcases, a rope, and piles and piles of pebbles (which might be rubber), however the story isn’t bleak at all: Habbuk is a love story. supplied Sofia Rivero in Habbuk, one of the many Fringe Festival offerings. But Habbuk makes you work, not through audience participation (thank god), but rather you’ve got to be processing and paying attention at every moment.

Source: Stuff March 13, 2021 21:22 UTC