Two ocka blokes sit on camping chairs by a tent, staring at the wilderness in the distance and drinking VB.
"Mate?", says one.
"Maaaaaaate!", the other replies.
Thus begins 'Cirque du Bloke' at the Lithuanian Club in north Melbourne.
There then follows fifty minutes of impressive acrobatics, juggling and deft physical comedy as these two blokes challenge one another to ever more ridiculous physical contests.
Highlights include balancing two eggs on a single stick, some potentially emasculating acrobatics in the camping chairs, a very physical drinking game and a 'Dirty Dancing' reference which had the audience in stitches.
The dialogue is sparse, yet hits the funny bone at precisely the right points and there are even the occasional topical political reference to surprise and delight.
This is one of those rare shows where I feel the need to mention the direction which has clearly been painstakingly conducted to ensure maximum efficiency from the performers in their routines.
There is not an ounce of flab in this tight, muscular show and I would certainly recommend it to all.
"Mate?", says one.
"Maaaaaaate!", the other replies.
Thus begins 'Cirque du Bloke' at the Lithuanian Club in north Melbourne.
There then follows fifty minutes of impressive acrobatics, juggling and deft physical comedy as these two blokes challenge one another to ever more ridiculous physical contests.
Highlights include balancing two eggs on a single stick, some potentially emasculating acrobatics in the camping chairs, a very physical drinking game and a 'Dirty Dancing' reference which had the audience in stitches.
The dialogue is sparse, yet hits the funny bone at precisely the right points and there are even the occasional topical political reference to surprise and delight.
This is one of those rare shows where I feel the need to mention the direction which has clearly been painstakingly conducted to ensure maximum efficiency from the performers in their routines.
There is not an ounce of flab in this tight, muscular show and I would certainly recommend it to all.
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