Beautiful Burnout

The British Theatre Guide“Will build the next generation of theatre goers...” I would urge anyone living in Sheffield or nearby to catch Beautiful Burnout before it ends its run...

MusicOMH“Brilliantly choreographed...” A visually stunning piece of physical theatre which doesn't shy away from examining the downsides of "the noble art"...

Guardian“It offers a glimpse into another world...” One of the most remarkable things about the evening is the sheer amount of sweat that drips from the actors' bodies. They are not acting this play; they are living it, their bodies sculpted, swaggering and shining like young gods...

this is london“A suitably high-octane piece about Scottish boxing...” Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett’s production lands its biggest punches when it shows us the training drills: pumping, sweat-drenched pieces of choreography that capture the raw, bruising power as well as the balletic grace of this bloody sport...

The Stage“A highly theatrical drama...” It clearly excites and satisfies audiences and should prove a very successful addition to the NTS repertoire...

Time Out“What a strange play this is...” Though visually it's dreamily stylised to give its intoxicating bouts of pugilism the air of dancefloor abandon, the text has an almost documentary tone...

Financial Times“The finest work I have seen from the Frantics for some time...” In the context of the script's subject matter there is something about the company’s trademark choreographed physicality that tangs on even jaded palates...

Whatsonstage.com“This new boxing show certainly packs a knock-out punch...” There’s no denying the beauty and excitement of the fight routines and dancing refs, bathed in video film and the pulsating house music of Underworld...

The Telegraph“A muscle-flexing show...” Beautiful Burnout is the kind of hard-hitting, total theatre “event” without which no Edinburgh festival, ever since Black Watch, now feels complete...

The Independent“Beautiful Burnout has all of the ingredients of a knock-out hit...” The action takes place on a raised, slick black platform, against a bank of blinking, glittering television screens. Underworld provide the music and the sound is fantastic, pulsing out through the auditorium like a heartbeat...