Fray, a hip-hop theatre show from CandyBomber Productions and choreographer Sisco Gomez, is heading to London’s Wilton’s Music Hall.
Fray fuses world-class dance, music and digital visuals to tell a story about two deeply bonded brothers navigating competing passions for Hip Hop dancing and for the shared world of adventure they discover inside of video games as over time, their bond frays when the older brother is lured away by dark forces.
Written and directed by Kate Duhamel, it is produced and choreographed by Gomez.
Large screen visuals portray the games that first light up the brothers’ young imaginations with colourful landscapes and imaginary characters who inspire and challenge them, much like the people they meet in the real world outside.
As their story plays out across the years, a video game they build together becomes the singular world in which Tullio can hold a connection to his older brother, Ziya, who is being lured away by perilous influences. Tullio finds himself in a real-life quest in which there is no analog “game controller” for real people, and steering his brother away from the dark forces that attract him can’t be programmed into a computer. Tullio must dig deep to find within himself a power mighty enough to turn fear into hope for them both.
The cast includes Elijah Smith, Jamai Robinson, Alex Chambers, Jost Karlin, Ken Nguye, Ola Papior and Marie Spieldenner.
Fray comes to Wilton’s Music Hall from July 24-26.