An average show, undermined by a creepy juggler - read to the end
The Blackpool Tower Circus的点评
点评:We went as a family of four on Monday 27 October, having missed our local circus (Mondao) more recently. Fabulous room and some impressive acts - chandelier, high wire and hula hoops stood out - but otherwise inconsistent and a disconcerting ending.
Sound on the tv segment at the start was poor. The ringmaster was virtually incomprehensible throughout, totally lacking any energy and enthusiasm. I appreciate it was show 2/3 for the day, but the crowd was packed and paid good money to see the show on a wet and windy afternoon - I assumed this would be a vocation. I could barely understand a word he said and he was generally pretty grumpy (not part of the act).
The clown seemed to be suffering from a tremor, unfortunately - a previous reviewer has mentioned this first. I don’t know whether that had affected their performance or not. They were pretty average, given it’s their day job, clearly nearing the end of their career.
A couple of issues stood out:
I. You were told it was the finale, but there wasn’t one, due to technical difficulties with the water act; and
II. I’m sorry to say that, at the end of the performance the juggler was making highly inappropriate gestures to a member of the audience and then my 13 year-old spotted them making and obscene hand gesture to a female cast member. Really creepy. Not family entertainment.
翻译:10月27日星期一,我们一家四口前去观看演出,之前我们错过了当地的马戏团演出(Mondao)。剧场的场地很不错,也有一些精彩的表演——其中吊灯杂技、高空走绳以及呼啦圈表演尤为出色。不过整体表演水平参差不齐,结尾也让人有些不安。
开场时的电视环节音效很差。整个演出过程中,驯兽师的台词几乎听不清楚,完全缺乏活力与热情。我明白这不过是当天的第二场或第三场演出罢了。不过,在一个又湿又风的下午,现场挤满了观众,大家都花了大价钱来观看演出——我原以为这会是一份值得从事的职业。我几乎听不懂他说了什么,而且他整个人看上去相当脾气暴躁(这显然不是表演的一部分)。
遗憾的是,那位小丑似乎患有震颤症——之前有位评论者也首先提到了这一点。我不知道这是否影响了他们的表演效果。考虑到这是他们的正业,他们的表现只能算中规中矩吧。显然,他们的职业生涯即将走到尽头。
有几个问题尤为突出:
一、工作人员告知这是压轴表演,但由于水上表演环节出现技术故障,实际上并没有所谓的“压轴”环节;
二、很遗憾,演出结束时,那个杂耍演员对着一名观众做出了极其不适当的手势;随后,我13岁的孩子也看到他们对着一名女演员做了下流的手势。真的很诡异,根本不适合全家一起观看。