Circus
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The Bekkrell Effect, Roundhouse – Review
A humorous and entertaining display of acrobatics by skilled performers who make it look deceptively easy.
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Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine, CircusFest 2018 at the Roundhouse – Review
Pros: A concept that is highly technical and inventive. The show features gorgeous live music with a multi-talented, engaging cast. Cons: There is something not quite right about the narrative pacing. Some of the acts don’t build the sense of anticipation that…
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Slava’s Snow Show, Royal Festival Hall – Review
Pros: You’re unlikely to see anything quite like this anywhere else. happily its uniquely irresistible Cons: Anyone looking for any kind of clear narrative or thematic structure will be left bewildered, and probably pretty disappointed Standing in the auditorium of…
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The Ramshackle House, Stratford Circus Arts Centre – Review
A playful celebration of family life through acrobatics and circus arts.
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La Soirée, Aldwych Theatre – Review
Sheer breathtaking variety of wonderment that cannot fail to put a smile on your face.
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Last Clown On Earth, Pleasance Courtyard – Review
Pros: Arresting images and dark humour. Cons: A clown in existential crisis inevitably produces a show light on belly laughs.~ For the first half an hour I was baffled. I’ll admit that I had been expecting more of a twinkly…
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Slapstick, Assembly George Square Theatre – Review
Pros: Charming, hilarious clowns, who also happen to be virtuoso musicians. Cons: The section with the projection didn’t work well, and made the energy drop. The children in the audience are part of what makes a clown show, and this…
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All Genius All Idiot, Assembly Roxy – Review
Circus rebels without a cause strut, preen and pounce on each other in this anarchic show. Exhilarating to watch, but the pace is uneven, and they seemed to lose the audience at times.
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Kin, Underbelly Circus Hub – Review
Hugely entertaining and superbly performed, this piece thoughtfully and poetically translates universal themes into the visual language of contemporary circus.