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C!rca

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
From: Friday, 30th April 2010
To: Saturday, 1 May 2010

Our Review: starstar

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Our Review: starstar

30 April 2010

So many contemporary productions, be it dance, musical, or even drama, now incorporate circus discipline and skills. With the wide availability of productions that include acrobatics and circus skill in modern theatre, performers and directors must generate new ways of presenting acts whilst maintaining originality. There is a need for a clear sense of direction in order to make their interpretation stand out from the crowd. Unfortunately, C!RCA falls flat due to its complete lack of purpose.

There is no indication in the slightest of a through-theme or narrative in the piece, not even the hint of exploration of a subject matter. The piece is purely presentational, which on the level of street theatre is more than acceptable, however when watching act after act in a theatrical setting for eighty minutes one can’t help but day dream.

The mish-mash of a sound track is a combination of irrelevant pre-recorded pop tracks with fuzzy fades of white noise which makes no attempt t...

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