It's hard to imagine how if you haven't seen the masters of percussion instruments that make up Noise Ensemble.

These 10 highly talented young musicians have a mission to take those instruments that are so important in an orchestra but never get recognition and bring them to centre stage.

Hence the rhythmic playing of the triangles and a group juggling act with the tambourines at Worthing's Pavilion Theatre on Friday night.

And what they can do with drums, of every size and shape imaginable, and xylophones is nobody's business – and all brought about with the type of skill that seems completely effortless to the audience.

The show, written and directed by Ethan Lewis Maltby, is packed with drama, dance, atmosphere and even comedy, along with the stunning, vibrant and very energetic performances by every one of the drummers.

It literally does explode onto the stage – in fact, the smoke had set off the alarm system before the audience even entered the theatre.

Soaring drum beats are interspersed with humorous news from Noise TV, including how not to play the drums.

There's a comedy drum double act, whose body parts appear to provide the music and in another set their drums keep flying away.

And xylophone pieces included a running battle between two percussionists as they moved round two instruments continuing to play ever faster as the did so.
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o often drums are kept at the back of the stage and given the odd solo. Not any more and in the hands of the Noise Ensemble, they deserve to be right there at the front.