Circus Trick Tease
How complicated can you make a love triangle? Well, if you’re Circus Trick Tease, it requires a lot of standing on heads.
The relentlessly energetic show tells the story of a neurotic strongman, his alcoholic ring-mistress lover, and a dopey international guest star. Between them, they’ve got muscles enough to move mountains – and hormones aren’t in short supply, either.
The story’s straight-forward, but that’s about it. With some of the best over-acting you’ll see under an (imagined) big top, the three performers have comic timing to match their acrobatic equivalent. All the feats of daring are there, but Circus Trick Tease takes the physical achievement to a new level with cute audience participation, and a high-energy soundtrack. Highlights include some ingenious stage direction to pull off hilarious and sexy shadow play, and a swing dancing set that makes the lindy-hop looks like child’s play.
With more jealousy, violence, intrigue and sex than a best-seller, these guys should be headed straight for Hollywood. Instead, run-down Trades Hall somehow suits their carny sensibilities – even if the roof is a little low for the acrobatic heights they scale.
Mary,
This has got to be my most favorite review ever!
Thank you for extremely well written words and fantastic quotes… mind if we use some for our Edinburgh tour?
I think you’ve just made my Comedy Festival!!!
xxx Miss Tinkle and the Trick Teasers!
Thanks Miss Tinkle! And glad you liked it – needless to say, I liked your show ;p Hope it’s going well, luck on tour!
…the ‘E’ words spring into mind Energetic!, Exhilarating!, Exhausting! and most of all Entertaining!. It’s a roller coaster ride with literary thrills and spills on the way. Be prepared to be transported to the fabulous days of vaudevillian heights. All they needed was to sell candy floss to complement the magic that is Circus Trick Tease.
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