A pre-warning to watching The Circus Of Horrors is this: there will be nudity. And lots of it.

From mock-nuns wearing next to nothing to dwarves with a penchant for exposing themselves, The Circus Of Horrors is certainly not for the shy spectator. Couple this with a proliferation of profanities and mind-boggling talents and you have the essence of the show.

As former Britain’s Got Talent contestants, the show’s cast certainly had the entertainment factor. Audiences watched on in amazement as they witnessed painful seeming sword swallowing, unbelievable balancing acts and more.

As the name of the show would suggest, the various performers and their talents are dressed as characters one would expect to find roaming the streets of a Hallowe’en evening. Bone-men, exorcists, and escapees from Bedlam graced the stage: all-singing, all-dancing.

The musical score of the show was rock inspired, with huge belting numbers like the opening song Welcome To Hell, which made use of powerful male and female lead voices.

The vocals throughout were not flawless, but judging the show on a vocal basis is largely irrelevant. Although it was a musical piece, the show’s priorities were rather focused on providing a spectacle; which lay in the content of the talents performed by the cast.

Highlights of the performance included some wonderful aerial acrobatics and also when a dwarf strongman Dynamo Dan proceeds to swing a cannonball from his nether regions.

If you’re not wincing in anticipation of an accident, then it could be the level of gumption Dynamo Dan must have had to expose himself to a packed theatre. All wincing aside, our strongman manages to carry off the act without any lasting damage.

A little bizarre at times, but The Circus Of Horrors is definitely worth watching if you enjoy being stunned.

- Mary O’Connor