Thought science wasn’t sexy? Enter Elixir, making a killer return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With a potent mix of chemical balance and imbalance, new school death defying acrobatics, old school slapstick and an injection of Australian testosterone, Elixir will challenge perceptions and set pulses racing.
Elixir is circus with a difference! Uninhibited by cliché or expectation, subversive and hilarious, this all Australian production follows the story of three enthusiastic, slightly bumbling yet skilfully acrobatic scientists who attempt to create the elixir of life. The mayhem that follows is a beautiful mix of incredible acrobatics and impeccable comic timing. The scientists test their concoctions on themselves, and the madness that breaks loose in the laboratory is the perfect mix of amazing acrobatics, comedic misadventure and an engrossing narrative.
More than just jokes, thrills and spills, Melbourne based Head First Acrobats have re-crafted the smash hit 2016 show that sees them not only raise the dead but throw them, spin them and test whether zombies can bounce. Acrobats fly five metres into the air on the teeterboard, spin upside down on the mesmerizing cyr wheel, perform incredible one-arm handstands on wobbling canes and balance on nothing but their heads on the swinging trapeze.
The three members of Head First Acrobats (HFA) are all graduates of the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA). Based out of Melbourne, the award winning entertainment company provide world-class circus and physical theatre performance. Elixir is the first show from the company which toured internationally in 2016 to sell out shows and rave reviews. Elixir was voted in the top 10 shows of Adelaide Fringe in 2015, and won the First and Foremost Entertainment award in its UK debut at Brighton Fringe 2015.
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LISTINGS INFORMATION
Underbelly and Head First Acrobats present:
Elixir
Venue: The Beauty, The Underbelly Circus Hub, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017
Dates: Fri 4th August – Sat 26 August, (not 9th, 14th or 21st), 22.15pm
Prices:
Aug 4, £10
Aug 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, £12.50 (£11.50)
Aug 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, £14.50 (£13.50)
Running time: 60mins
Tickets available at www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk and www.edfringe.com
