Review-Le Grand Cirque Fantazie
April 7, 2009
Date Reviewed: April 7th, 2009
Venue: Theatre Royal, Newcastle
The ideal Easter show arrived on the latest leg of a world tour at the Theatre Royal. The Le Grand Cirque Fantazie is two hours of comedy and fantastic speciality acts that leave you wanting more.
There is one clown character who links the acts together, but be warned he does select audience members to assist him with several routines, so if you are in the stalls be ready.
Once the show itself actually starts the thirty strong cast carry out some amazing routines, two of the most memorable are a troupe of girls (balancing eight plates each) who move to the tune of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” . If plate spinning could ever be classed as elegant this is it. Then there were two couple flying high to Bolero. Forget Torvill and Dean, these four performers make the music their own as they gracefully spin, twist and leterally defy gravity.
Tumblers, strong men and a troupe of men, bizarrely dressed in large red romper suits, hurl themselves across the stage, giving a whole new meaning to pole dancing, provide a very different night out at the theatre.
There is always something to watch on stage although this did cause some slight confusion as people were clapping at all different times.
This is truly a show for all the family, which is all too hard to come across these days .
John Dixon
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