The Steppe Brothers

Medieval travelling entertainers, The Steppe Brothers, are down on their luck. Mother is lying dead in the props box and the duo are to be hung for the theft of a chicken. Meanwhile the beautiful Comtesse L'Amour La Vache deliberately sidetracks her crusading army in order to seek out and dispatch her twin sister Comtesse Du Pont Des Peches. The sisters are rival heirs to throne of France. Both have heard of the legendary warriors 'The Steppe Brothers' and both seek their aid in establishing their claims. Unfortunately (or fortunately) for our double act of the same name, their knife throwing antics only serve to add to the confusion of mistaken identity. They escape the hangman twice only to find themselves in a town under siege. With one sister outside the city walls and one within, The Steppe Brothers will have to give the performance of a lifetime to save themselves from the impending carnage.

Over the last fifteen years The Rejects have built up a national and international reputation for the slickest and wittiest of physical comedies. Past successes at The Rondo include Peasouper (“Comic masterpiece” - The Guardian), Bicycle Bridge and Dusty Fruit. The Steppe Brothers is written by original Reject Tim Hibberd and has all the visual and verbal trademarks of the company's uniquely inventive comic style. Rejects Revenge is based in Liverpool and run by two full time members of staff - Ann Farrar (Artistic Director) and Adrian Watts (Administrator) and core funded by the Arts Council of England. The Rejects create original new work for touring with a supporting education programme. See our website for more details on the company's work, past and present.