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By the summer of 1994, the first American cast was in place at the Orpheum, freeing the original cast for a tour of North America and Japan.Īn extended version of Stomp, involving up to 30 cast members, was originally created for the Brighton Festival UK and was subsequently presented in Melbourne, Australia. Stomp began its run at the Orpheum Theatre in New York City in February 1994 winning an Obie Award and a Drama Desk Award for Most Unique Theatre Experience. Also, in 1993, they performed in an advertisement for apples for the Australian Horticultural Corporation. The touring culminated in a season at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London in January 1994, where Stomp received an Olivier nomination for the ' Best Entertainment Award' and won 'Best Choreography Award in a West End show'. Originally a seven-piece (with Luke Cresswell, Theseus Gerard, Fraser Morrison, Carl Smith, Nick Dwyer, David Olrod and Sarah Eddy), Stomp grew to be an eight-person outfit with the addition of Fiona Wilkes in the autumn of '91.īetween 19, the original cast of Stomp played to capacity audiences around the world. In the summer of 1991, Cresswell and McNicholas produced, financed, and directed the original Stomp show, previewing at London's Bloomsbury Theatre and premiering at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, where it became the Guardian 's 'Critic's Choice' and won the Daily Express 's 'Best of the Fringe' award.

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Tin also appeared in the Heineken advert, playing a drum solo on dustbin lids.īetween 19, Cresswell directed and staged four large-scale outdoor events, including 'Beat the Clyde', which involved floating a drum orchestra on a pontoon in the centre of Glasgow The largest of these events, the 'Heineken Hove Lagoon Show', involved a 120 piece drum orchestra featuring the Brighton Festival Chorus and a full orchestral string section. Their performance on No.73 can be seen on YouTube. Cresswell later said, 'Two of us would do street work, beating the hell out of each other with sticks and armour made out of bits of metal.' The Urban Warriors appeared on the 1986 children's television show No.73 and the Tube with Jools Holland. In 1986, Cresswell formed the Urban Warriors, a 'junkpercussion duo' with Benjamin Frederick Tin, a Liverpool drummer also based in Brighton. The piece was originally written and choreographed as part of the band's stage show.

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After two albums, a UK TV series and extensive touring throughout Europe, Pookiesnackenburger also produced the 'Bins' commercial for Heineken lager. Together, these groups presented a series of street comedy musicals at the Edinburgh Festival throughout the early 1980s. Ĭresswell and McNicholas first worked together in 1981 as members of the street band Pookiesnackenburger and the theatre group Cliff Hanger. The performers use a variety of everyday objects as percussion instruments in their shows.

Stomp was created by Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell in 1991.

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