Opening with a brilliant dance number, The Duck Wife makes a grand statement. �Highly visual, almost to its detriment - at any given time, there will be at least three different spots to watch on stage - The Duck Wife is a feast for the senses. �Based upon an Inuit folk tale in which a man marries a duck, or perhaps some sort of duck-woman creature - I never quite figured that part out - the production largely eschews such typical conventions as dialogue, instead choosing to tell the story through a series of dance pieces. �Though the pieces are exceptionally flamboyant and playful, they are always purposeful. �Bolstered by the music of Grub Animal, the production is electric and one you would do well not to pass up.

Three and a half out of five stars.