Caesar Twins

The ever-brilliant Gemini of the Fringe shine on this year with unrelenting vivacity, bringing to the upside-down cow an hour of volcanic athleticism to rival the Olympics.

Experienced Fringe-goers who have seen them in previous years as part of La Clique's line-up will know them by their famous handstand routine, and may question whether it’s something that can be effectively stretched into an independent, full-length show. Variety acts face a perennial problem in that they feed off our lust for novelty, and their routines are usually limited to the duration of a musical number for the very reason that niche skills become less interesting the longer they’re flaunted for. Better to tease our curiosity than to sate it.

But the Caesar twins are a special breed of acrobats who have the trump card of cherubic charm at their disposal. What they create is a merrily intimate affair that does away with the kind of sanctimonious museum cabinet aura that many producers would go for. There’s no sense of ‘will they pull it off’ tension in the air - the simple answer is they can, and are really excited to show us.

The set strikes a neat balance between frivolous and artful, intertwining raucous comedy with mellow sequences exuding an ethereal beauty very particular to the Caesar brothers. The aerial silk number that comes towards the end is special, while other highlights include a kitsch computer game-themed battle, and the visually stunning fishbowl finale you see on their posters.

The Caesar Twins have divorced La Clique this year to much lament, but their show is all the more energetic for it and is nothing short of a thrilling ride.