A Little Space review - thrilling whirl through a block of flats
(The Guardian Culture News)

Home, ManchesterThe thin line between loneliness and connection is made manifest in Gecko and Mind the Gap´s surprising showIt´s apt that Gecko´s new collaboration with Mind the Gap has been commissioned by Home in Manchester, as in many ways A Little Space is about what home might mean for us. The title can be read two ways: a space of one´s own, some peace and quiet away from the outside world; but also the limits and confinement of our four walls.The show is a tug of war between connection and isolation, company and solitude. Set in an apartment block, the performance moves fluidly between the atomised living spaces, where people exist in distant proximity. For some, home is a sweet escape. For others, it´s a burden that is (literally in one case) carried on the shoulders, weighing them down. Continue reading...