Optical illusion constitutes a simple yet breathtaking core for this multimedia and physical performance. The elements of the performance in themselves are very simple, however the detailed conviction creates a spectacle which should not be missed.The stage is split into two sections: one side has a gigantic white screen, the other side is a three-sided box in which the silent character, Leo, moves around. Projected on to the white screen is a live feed of the other section, turned 90 degrees. This means as the lights come up we see Leo lying on his back with his feet against the wall in the three sided box, but on the live feed projection we see Leo standing upright against the wall. The laws of physics have changed. This is then the basis of the next sixty five minutes of mind-blogging optical illusion as gravity seems to work in a whole different way.The illusion is sustained by the extra-ordinary physical discipline of Tobias Wegner, (playing Leo) who demonstrates great strength and focus to keep the illusion looking effortless. We see Leo discover and play with the new laws of gravity in many comic moments, for example throwing a hat in front of him and it returning to him like a boomerang, and the flapping of his arms as he floats up. The novelty of this optical illusion astounds and entertains for a good twenty minutes, however it then starts to become repetitive and needs to move onto some new way of exploring the proposed idea. In a sense the performance does move on by using chalk to draw furniture and animation, but the performance still drags in places and becomes repetitive. Although the performance did sometimes struggle once the novelty had worn off, the physical comedy and innovative use of multimedia provides an entertaining piece of theatre.
