We went to see Cirque Berserk at the Curve Theatre, Leicester, on Saturday night – it was a sort of less refined version of Cirque Soleil, with a lot more action, louder music, and less arty dancing. In fact there was no arty dancing. After Cirque Soleil I decided that I would have preferred more action squashed into a shorter time, and that is precisely what we got with Cirque Berserk – 75 minutes of continuous action (although this was interrupted by an interval to allow the Curve to sell more gin and tonic).
Unusually, and in contrast to Cirque Soleil, photographs and filming were encouraged – but no flash. Essentially the performance was a sequence of circus acts, a fast and furious acrobatic romp. There were gymnasts
There were high level acrobatics
There was knife throwing, and a strong man juggling tyres
Men flew through the air
And a funny and very clever clown kept re-appearing throughout. Perhaps most amazing of all was the 6m diameter spherical cage with a motorbike riding around the inside. And then a second motorbike. And a third. And for the finale four motorbikes were riding up, down and around the inside of the cage, with, at one point, a young lady standing in the centre – but the only photo that we took was of the cage being dismantled afterwards.
Everyone left the theatre smiling after a mad performance.
Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.
