The Umbilical Brothers Off-Broadway show, "Thwak," won a Drama Desk Award nomination for the "Most Unique Theatrical Experience." Featuring two bizarre Australian performance artists, The New York Times said of their show at the Minetta Lane Theater "It¹s a hit!" and called it "Wildly
creative and wildly funny." The Daily News wrote, "They will have you howling with delight! Blue Man Group and Stomp...make room for Thwak." Time Out called the show "Twisted, marvelously peculiar and absolutely hilarious!"

The show consists of a variety of fast-paced comedic routines making use of the Umbilical Brothers (David & Shane, not real brothers)
mime, physical movement and sound effects skills. Routines include everything from classic mime with a twist, to physical satire of tap dance to impossible contortionism illusions.

The show is consistently funny and is perfect for international audiences. The Umbilical Brothers have performed successfully for several corporate clients such as American Express, Astra Zeneca, Merrill Lynch, Cardinal Health, Lucent Technologies and many others. The Umbilical brothers have also performed before sold out audiences on London¹s West End, at The Edinburgh Festival, The Hong Kong Fringe, London International Mime Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs
Festival in Montreal, Germany¹s Koln Comedy Festival, The Sydney Festival and in Singapore, Spain and New Zealand. They won the Australian Entertainment Industry's MO Award for Best Comedy Group for the last 5 years, the critics Choice Awards at the 1995 Edinburgh Comedy Festival, The United Slapstick Award in Germany and were nominated for Scotland¹s coveted Perrier Award.