"Are you sitting comfortably? Then Ben Wright
and bgroup would like to invite you into their
inner circle..."

“What is so special about the work being created by Ben Wright is his quest to connect deeply and differently with an audience. With About Around you are invited and welcomed into the work, happily becoming part of the performance. It’s a refreshing experience presented in a wholly original way.”

"On one level, About Around is an exploration of social rituals associated with gathering in a circle. But any cosmic notions are undercut by Wrights tongue in cheek humour. About around finds Wright cheekily hovering on the boundary between dance and Theatre."

"Celebratory and unrestrained, this charming, exuberant show, juxtaposing tenderness with wild ecstasy, and was an unpredictable delight"

"If only all new work could be this beguiling! About Around manages to be both surprising and accessible, touching and funny!… I think Ben successfully brings together themes and strands from previous work, especially humour, with the result that the end product has an unpretentiousness and generosity of spirit that is rare in contemporary performance."

"About Around engages the audience from the very start and takes us on a delightful journey through skillfully crafted choreography performed by an outstanding group of dance artists. Ben Wrights' vision demands and ensures outstanding production values, lighting in particular is superb and forms a wonderful and magical framework for stories told in a subtle and sensitive manner both playful and poignant - real serious fun!"

"About Around is executed and performed with such skill, joy and energy that it stays with you for a long time after."

"This was dance as ‘total’ theatre... Ben Wright makes dance in the spirit of serious play"