Work it!Circus Trick Tease, Regent Theater, October 22
It’s like being transported back to a time when I went to Body Attack classes at Les Mills in the 1990s – all high intensity and spandex, with fluorine colors and a soundtrack from my teenage years.
Described as the “low-carb love child of a trade, a spin instructor and a cross-fit devil”, Australian Circus Trick Tease’s Work it! is as hilarious as it is exciting.
Part circus, part comedy show, it’s a great night out.
Each of the five artists had their own specialty, but they worked as well as a group, and with all disciplines, trust is key, not only from each other, but also from their own bodies, pushing themselves to the limit.
The cast included Lisa Lottie, who stunned with her hula hooping skills and captured the entire attention of the audience; master juggler Richard Sullivan; the terrifyingly good head balancer Cassia Jamieson, who at times literally carried the weight of the group; acrobat extraordinaire Vincent van Berkel and comedian Malia Wals.
The audience licked the entire 60 minutes of this performance, with a fit of laughter echoing through the Regent Theatre. There were a few younger people there though, and maybe some of the material was definitely aimed at us older people. Yet they were just as enthralled as the rest of us at this wonderful display of circus treats. Too bad it was only for one night.