If masked physical comedy doesn't sound that enticing then you probably haven't encountered Family Floez yet. The Berlin group have no need of words to convey meaning, nuance and emotion, and to provide a performance that remains consistently hilarious for seventy minutes. Live theatre with a dash of The Muppets about it.
Countless characters flow in and out of the lobby of a mountain hotel run by a dysfunctional family. Events steadily take a darker turn and one disaster follows another. This is not a hotel where you'd want to be a guest.
The actors deploy the full range of their physical acting skills to leave the audience in no doubt as to who's who and what's going on. There's plenty of expertly timed slapstick, a rather lovely bit of mime, and body language that leaves you in no doubt what everyone is thinking, despite the fixed expressions of the masks.
The biggest surprise comes right at the end when you find out just how few people managed to bring to life such a lengthy dramatis personae!
Highly recommended.
Hotel Paradiso is on in the Pleasance at 15.15 until the 31st.
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