Andrew Buckland’s new play, Fuse, created by the company Ubom!, is typical Buckland territory.
Bound to be a success, Buckland and his collaborators — his son Daniel and Mongi Mothombeni — provide the audience with masterful clownery, in a story set in 2036.
The story is millennial and apocalyptic, involving the outbreak of a disease that kills off humanity, but the characters, notably two rats who genetically engineer a human being, make this possibility rather welcoming.
The performers move through a number of characters with fluidity, humour and ease and an attention to the minutiae of their physicality that is exceptional.
For those who like classic Buckland, Fuse won’t disappoint, but for those who aren’t fans there’s probably not much here that will sway them.