Gamarjobat: The Western

The mohicaned Japanese duo keep the surprises coming with their fantastic warm-up, comprising comedy and magic. This all comes before they even begin to take on the Wild West in their own slapstick version of a western.

You might expect an hour’s silent performance to be quiet but, combining crashes, flashes and tunes with a cheering, chuckling, beat boxing audience, The Western is anything but sedate.

Ketch! and HIRO-PON, the two lively and endearing performers, ensure this firstly with the hilarious antics of their introduction. Here, magically-appearing balls, ropes made out of thin air, the amputation of body parts and sword swallowing all keep one enthralled. However, the most hilarious thing is just how wrong these tricks tend to go for the two.

On to the main event, which begins with a brilliantly witty take on the classic shot of a dashing cowboy galloping through cacti in the desert. Gamarjobat’s Western has all the ingredients required to make it great: cowboys, horses, a seedy saloon and a beautiful woman (or in this case a befrocked Ketch!), love, death and revenge – as well as being crammed full of comedy.

This is an extremely slick and polished performance with fantastically coordinated sound track and lighting. These dudes are the Cassidy and the Sundance Kid of physical comedy and if you love slapstick this is definitely a show for you.