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QUOZ ARTS FESTIVAL, DUBAI

Hold On To Your Butts

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JAN 24-25 | 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Junction Theatre

 ★★★★★

EDINBURGH REVIEWS

“THE HIT OF
THE FRINGE”

SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL

Following its critically acclaimed UK Tour and West End debut, the Fringe smash hit makes its Middle East premiere!

Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. A wildly inventive tour-de-force of comedy, physical theatre and live Foley.

CRITICS PICK
“Painfully funny... a pure joy from start to finish”

Time Out New York

★★★★★
“A chaotic masterpiece”

Stage to Page

★★★★★
“Hilarious and entertaining”

Edinburgh Reviews

★★★★★
“A gloriously visualized and executed piece of comedy”

Binge Fringe Magazine

★★★★★
“A non-stop laugh fest”

Theatre Weekly

★★★★
“Brilliant… a must see”

A Young(ish) Perspective

Fly, You
Fools!

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JAN 24-25 | 7:30pm & 3:00pm
Junction Theatre

★★★★★

From the creators of smash-hit Hold On To Your Butts comes a new Middle East premiere!

Three actors and a Foley artist band together – in fellowship! – to perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the most epic fantasy film of all time.

“GENIUS, SHEER GENIUS”

“IF I HAD A SIXTH STAR AT MY DISPOSAL, I’D GLADLY ADD IT TO THE RATING… ONE OF THE MOST INVENTIVE SHOWS I HAVE EVER SEEN IN EDINBURGH”

★★★★★

“LO-FI MAJESTY SOUNDS LIKE A CONTRADICTION, BUT… RECENT CUTBACKS CONJURE EXACTLY THAT WITH GLORIOUS THEATRICAL INVENTIVENESS”

★★★★

★★★★★
“SUPERB… THE NOSTALGIC LORD OF THE RINGS PARODY TO RULE THEM ALL”

THE QUINTESSENTIAL REVIEW

★★★★★
“HILARIOUSLY PERFECT AND PERFECTLY HILARIOUS”

THIS WEEK CULTURE

★★★★★
“IT IS FANTASY GENIUS, AND A MUST SEE”

STARBURST MAGAZINE

★★★★★
“GLORIOUSLY SILLY”

★★★★
“THEATRICALLY INVENTIVE, UNASHAMEDLY NERDY, AND ULTIMATELY AFFECTIONATE”

LONDONTHEATRE1

THE STAGE

★★★★
“MASTERFUL… STUNNING”

BROADWAY WORLD

The Company

Hold On To Your Butts

Created by RECENT CUTBACKS
Performed by NICK ABEEL & KYLE SCHAEFER
Foley by BLAIR BUSBEE
A Cappella Arrangements by KELSEY DIDION
Directed by KRISTIN MCCARTHY PARKER

Fly, You Fools!

Created by RECENT CUTBACKS
Performed by NICK ABEEL, KYLE SCHAEFER & REGAN SIMS
Foley by BLAIR BUSBEE
A Cappella Arrangements by KELSEY DIDION
Key Art by LIGATURE CREATIVE
Developed with MATT ZAMBRANO
Directed by KRISTIN MCCARTHY PARKER

Recent Cutbacks

is a creative ensemble founded in 2014. Our work sits at the intersection of comedy and theater, fusing humor, nostalgia, and lo-fi spectacle. Our projects invite audiences to see the world with a newfound exuberance and remind us why we fell in love with movies, theater, and storytelling in the first place.