They leapt onto tables, walked up walls and hung off curtains for their first gravity-defying show Taylor's Dummies.

Received everywhere like a breath of fresh air, theatre company Gecko's style is creatively physical, visual and new. They were named Time Out Critic's Choice Of The Year and The Guardian's Pick Of The Fringe, and got audiences buzzing when they performed at the Komedia as part of last year's Brighton Festival.

Now they are touring with their new production The Race. It deals with the effect of fatherhood on a young man caught between a rat-race working life and a family with whom he has little real contact.

The everyman goes on a dynamic journey through an obstacle course made from steeply raised planks and hazardous bungee ropes, in order to reconnect with his feelings and rediscover life.

Like Taylor's Dummies, this is a show which relies heavily on the visual to explain the emotional.

"It's really physical - athletically physical," says Gecko co-founder Amit Lahav. "We try to create images using the body and the physical contact of bodies. We have to be in really good shape to do that."

As well as making the most of their physiques the Gecko team, who formed in 2001, are careful with their use of space and regularly change shows to suit the venue they are performing in.

"The audience and the space are crucial for Gecko shows," continues Amit. "This means that what audiences experience at BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) may be very different to what they experience at Komedia.

"It's constantly evolving, and that means what happens one night might be very different the following one. The Race has been in development for about a year, but we never really know what a show is going to be like until opening night."

Some critics say this approach means Gecko's shows can at times feel like a disjointed work in progress. The content can be baffling and people often get completely different ideas about what the show's about.

But to most, this is of no matter. The dance-influenced visuals reflect a staggering inventiveness and playful defiance of physics, with performers flying across the stage and all manner of weirdly wonderful images floating by. Feast your eyes and enjoy.

Starts 8pm, Tickets £8-£12, Tel 01273 647100