The Sneeze and other short plays
by Anton Chekhov
6 – 10 October 2009, Hong Kong Fringe Club
Director: Giles Burton
The Sneeze gathered together six of Anton Chekhov’s short plays and comic stories. The pieces ranged from pure farce to pathos.
Time Out 
“The Sneeze, a masterfully executed and very funny piece of physical theatre by all five actors.”
“Burton has brought the physician’s acute observations of human life to stage.”
“…fast paced and engaging…” “…precision and poignancy…” “…brilliant character studies.”
Muse Magazine
“…the cast…really focus their energy on [each sketch], packing each with so much creativity and force.”
“…masterful dramatic timing…” “The audience was gripped…”
“Microfest’s fantastic performances of these pieces really succeeded in drawing the humanness out of each one and making it swell to fill the stage. In doing so, they proved that you do not need a big cast or theater to achieve really large results.”
Microfest 2009
21 April – 02 May 2009, McAulay Studio Hong Kong Arts Centre
The first Microfest festival brought 4 companies to Hong Kong: Pip Utton from England, Alasdair Satchel from Scotland, Baba Brinkman and the Black Hand Theatre Collective from Canada. The shows were greeted very enthusiastically, beginning what we hope will be an ongoing event on the Hong Kong arts calendar.
Adolf (Pip Utton)
Time Out
“Here is a play so frightening that, hours after the end of it, you feel as close to tears as you do during Pip Utton’s phenomenal performance.”
“But it’s neither the play’s excellent choreography, nor its eloquent script, nor its superb technical effects that will really leave you gasping. Utton has crafted a twist so clever, so engaging and so devastating that, after he leaves the stage, you hardly know what to do.”
One Man Rant (Alasdair Satchel)
Time Out
“One Man Rant is a feat of perspicacity, wit and rare physical skill.”
“In One Man Rant, Alasdair Satchel creates images where there aren’t any. … we are drawn -- through mime and speech alone -- into the vivid universe of Al Dente, a Don Quixote-meets-Gareth Keenan figure.”
The Rap Canterbury Tales (Baba Brinkman)
Time Out
“Accessible, entertaining and brilliant, The Rap Canterbury Tales highlights the unique power of spoken word performance. This is an extraordinary piece of work.”
“…the language -- the words, the rhymes, the description, the syntax -- is astonishing…”
The Rap Guide to Evolution (Baba Brinkman)
Time Out
“By boldly making use of hip-hop in a most unusual but still provocative way, Brinkman harmoniously fuses art with evolution.”
“Brinkman’s energy is relentless…”
