My main experiences with theater are amateur dramatic versions of Shakespeare plays from school but it is a medium I have long been fascinated by. The Edinburgh Festival has always been an event to go and take in the atmosphere and laugh at the shows- the bizarre array never ceases to intrigue me. This year I wanted to go see the show ‘Cirque de Légume’ which has had great reviews described as two clowns, a chair and some metal boxes containing truly unusual vegetables including the Magical Carrot and the Leek of Power(?!) not to mention the fabled Onion Strip Tease!
What I want from a show is humour and charisma and a show as outrageous as this promises me both- their maxim is that by playing with simple, unappreciated things it shows the audience their inner beauty-even with vegetables! Therefore, if you appreciate the show (and I know I would), then you may be able to apply their concept to other areas in your life and remember that inner humour/beauty that can be found in anything.
The novelty of this idea is contrasted by the duos’ take on the style of Cirque du Freak and Cirque de Soleil circus show, with fantastic make-up, costumes and prosthetic noses the show is a 50 minute spectacle they describe as ‘mayhem’ where two ‘idiots’ attempt to show the audience the ‘hidden beauty’ within their act.
It seems a relief that a concept so childish can still make people smile-they are a favourite of the critics and in the theatre circuit they seem and individual and entertaining act that can’t possibly fail to make even the most serious person laugh.
One worry of mine is that unique as this act is how they might expand on their set and keep abreast of the audiences as in this time and age something that specialised has a limited shelf life before other acts that perhaps aren’t as outwardly kooky as Cirque de Légume but have a wider variety to offer the audience.
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