Arturo Brachetti’s CHANGE is an astounding performance of the world’s fastest quick change artist.
In his new show, Brachetti pays homage to those who have laid the history of the art form. At the same time, he has adapted a classical form of ‘magic’ into something that might be better termed as ‘performance art’. Interspersed with the occasional campy joke and tributes to some of our most beloved characters, CHANGE gives the audience a bit of it all. CHANGE retains the flavor of the beloved quick change style, but offers the audience something more familiar through the incorporation of digital technology and a storyline.
I ache to use the word ‘seamless’ in describing this production. The flow seemed to be interrupted, rather than enhanced, during some of the moments linking the spectacles together. I think we may have attended a preview night so I imagine that he is going to hit a groove in the new space in no time.
Overall, CHANGE is a welcome addition to the West End; spectacular, funny, magicial, and appropriate for all ages!
I love this face. There are a thousand variations of this face. Oh, Arturo… Might I buy you a hot chocolate while you are in London?