A paper-wrapped person leaps at the side of the stage while a referee-striped performer stands under a Quick Fire Round projection.

The Backyard, Blissfields Festival, Vicarage Farm2017

Extreme Sports

The Production

A high-energy interactive comedy games show in which James Hancox hosts extreme versions of familiar games, turning the audience into competing would-be sporting champions.

36 photographs in the curated edit

Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer with a microphone stands beside a woman holding a white board in front of a countdown projection and a Big Big Prizes box.

A man in black holds a microphone and looks upward against a dark background.

A referee-striped performer sits on stacked chairs under blue stage light.

A referee-striped performer raises one arm while speaking into a microphone beneath an Extreme Sports projection.

A referee-striped performer gestures toward a gold prize bag on the stage floor.

A referee-striped performer points toward a projected game image above the Big Big Prizes box.

A performer stands in a blue-lit stage space in front of a large Bum Coins projection.

A referee-striped performer crouches below a large Bum Coins projection while holding a microphone.

A referee-striped performer reaches one hand high toward the audience while speaking into a microphone.

A referee-striped performer stands in a narrow spotlight with the Extreme Sports projection behind him.

A referee-striped performer speaks into a microphone beneath a bright overhead light flare.

Three people stand onstage in front of a Keep It Up projection, with audience silhouettes at the bottom of the frame.

A woman speaks into a microphone beside two other people and a large board marked Titanic.

A wide view shows several people onstage and audience silhouettes during a Keep It Up section.

A referee-striped performer speaks into a microphone beneath a Hungry Hungry Hippos scoreboard projection.

Audience members raise their arms in front of a referee-striped performer standing by a table of props.

A referee-striped performer stands in a central pool of light with audience members silhouetted around the stage.

A referee-striped performer stands among several people onstage beneath a Packman projection.

A referee-striped performer leans forward to hold a round object with a man onstage.

Several people onstage handle a large round object while a referee-striped performer stands nearby beneath a Packman projection.

People move across the stage with large objects while a referee-striped performer stands at the side beneath a Packman projection.

A referee-striped performer speaks into a microphone among people wearing paper-like coverings onstage.

A performer stands under a Quick Fire Round projection in a pool of light with the audience in shadow.

Audience members raise their hands toward a referee-striped performer standing beneath a Memory Tray projection.

Two women stand side by side in low stage light.

Two women and a referee-striped performer stand beneath a large question mark projection.

A woman in a white T-shirt smiles in a darkened stage space.

A referee-striped performer speaks into a microphone in front of a Quick Fire Round projection.

A smiling woman and a referee-striped performer hold a round prize object in front of the Extreme Sports projection.

A referee-striped performer interacts with people standing in the audience area in front of the Extreme Sports projection.

A referee-striped performer is seen from behind in silhouette walking toward a large Bum Coins projection.

A woman stands beside a referee-striped performer under a Bum Coins projection.

A woman leans back dramatically in front of a Bum Coins projection.

A referee-striped performer stands beside a woman holding small objects under a Bum Coins projection.

A referee-striped performer gestures outward while speaking into a microphone in front of the Extreme Sports projection.

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