SIZE OF COMPANY
5–9 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Co-Artistic Directors
Amit Lahav
Al Nedjari

ARTISTIC POLICY
Gecko’s theatre is a highly energetic exploration of movement led by the emotions and involving great athleticism, physical contact and visual explosiveness. Physical theatre specialists Amit Lahav and Al Nedjari founded the company in 2001. Gecko runs an extensive education and participation programme alongside its work.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Tantalising raw new theatre from these physical theatre heroes.' Time Out (The Race)

'Turns hope, fears, fantasies and the survival of the human race itself into a wondrous piece of theatre.' Metro (The Race)

'Gecko combines a deliciously warped imagination with all-out physical daring.' The Times (Taylor’s Dummies)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Arab & The Jew Having grown up on opposite sides of the Arab-Israeli divide, Amit Lahav and Al Nedjari celebrate their brotherhood and laugh and cry at their reflections. An explosive performance. (60 mins, 5 on the road.)

The Race How can a man prepare to see his first child? Visually stunning and astoundingly athletic, this gently moving show chronicles a man trying to reconnect his feelings and truly live. (65 mins, 9 on the road.)

Taylor’s Dummies Imagine Vertigo directed by David Lynch and performed by De La Guarda to the riffs of 1950s jazz. This production is for those who love the unexpected and crave an adrenaline hit. (65 mins, 8 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
SUB (working title) A physical exploration of the themes of confinement, hope, fear and masculinity, inspired by the novel Das Boot (Wolfgang Peterson). This will be a middle-scale piece. In development 2008-9.

WRAP-AROUND
Post-show discussions, physical workshops, residencies and teacher training.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Spain (The Arab & The Jew)
2006 USA, France (The Race)
2005 Russia (Taylor’s Dummies)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Taylor’s Dummies/The Race/The Arab & The Jew from February 2008