Martial arts as physical theatre for kids, you ask? Produced in Luxembourg? Well, it doesn’t get much more Fringe than that. Two martial artists enter, one doing a straight-faced series of warm-up moves, the other with a glint in his eye hinting at silliness to come as he gets ready with a wooden samurai sword. There is some non-verbal bickering as they squabble over the sword, before things get more kinetic with variable floor lighting half-suggesting assorted video-game sequences. The choreography throughout, including a late de-trousering, and the movement of both performers is really good. If you like the idea of physical theatre for kids based on a playful approach to martial arts, then…  er… GO!

Zoo Southside, until 24 Aug.
tw rating 3/5 | [Bruce Blacklaw]