Review – Pants Down Circus

While the name may hint at some kind of adult burlesque circus antics, nothing could be further from the truth – this is family-friendly, innocent fun. There’s a sense that this Melbourne-based quartet of performers are channeling their inner child, to such a point that it feels like you’re watching a bunch of oversized children playfully pull off incredible acrobatic feats.

The troupe of two men and two women all pitch in equally with their efforts and gender roles aren’t a factor – the girls often doing the heavy lifting and the boys doing a bit of stripping. What’s that? Stripping in a family-friendly show? Trust me, this is the least risque striptease you’ll ever see – there’s no nudity, and the stripper keeps pulling faces like he’s telling a fart joke.

The set, music and costumes are simple but do the job wonderfully – all in all, well worth seeing, particularly for the young and young-at-heart.