Liv Ello is the director of Frankie Thompson’s delightful show Catts, so I had high expectations for their solo offering, Swarm. Like Catts, it’s a blend of clowning, theatre and video, which Ello holds together with a succession of strong characters inspired by species of fly.
The title comes courtesy of David Cameron, who in 2015 used the term to describe migrants crossing the Mediterranean. In an ambitious show tackling the dehumanisation of desperate travellers, Ello invites us to ask: who are the real parasites?
