Zürcher Theater Spektakel

A door quivers, opens hesitantly, shuts again with a bang. Swiss clown and actor Ueli Bichsel seems the only one able to handle such a door: gentle and shy and, at times, nasty. He returns to the festival with his female counterpart Silvana Gargiulo to première «Record». Their latest offering focuses on social exclusion in a class-ridden society and stars … a door. Yes, this is serious stuff. But as this fabulous clown duo plays it, things only get funny when there is nothing left to laugh about. (kdi)