Performers normally seen at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End usually include actors like Richard E. Grant and Christine Baranski, rather than a performer bouncing inside a giant balloon.
Audiences filling the venue near Leicester Square laughed during the opening of Cirque Bererk last week, a theatre-circus production featuring more than 30 artists that continues through October half term.
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Traditional big top acts brought their talents inside a historic London theatre.
The compact stage hosted acrobats spinning from their mouths, men performing limbo beneath burning fire poles, motorbikes speeding inside a metal cage, and four dancers wearing LED armour.
Although the acts lacked a connecting thread and felt slightly disjointed, children in the audience did not mind.
Children ranged in age from about three years old upwards, though the official guidance is age five-plus, and they remained attentive throughout the performance, which included an interval.
Performers juggled fire and shot arrows through objects on stage.
The performer inside the balloon acted as a contemporary ringmaster.
Followers of Zippos Circus, the producers of Cirque Beserk, might spot him from Zippos touring productions.
He connected the acts alongside a comedy robot, using a style similar to an entry-level Cirque De Soleil.
The production serves as an introductory show for families to experience the circus and the London West End.
Cirque Beserk performs daily until October 31, with ticket prices starting from £28.
