The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has officially kicked off. The streets are packed, everywhere you go someone is trying to hand you a flyer and thousands of talented performers from across the world have come to the capital to put on their shows.
With thousands of shows on offer at hundreds of venues across the city the choice can be overwhelming so we have been going to see the most talked about and exciting performances on offer to tell you if they live up to the hype.
To kick off our 2022 Edinburgh Live Fringe experience we went to see the award-winning Cirque Berserk playing at the EICC on Morrison Street.
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The hour-long show features the finest in circus thrills and skills, bringing this treasured form of live entertainment bang up-to-date in a jaw-dropping spectacular created especially for the theatre.
The performance, which runs for the Pleasance during the month of August, combines contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action.
Made up of a talented international troupe, over 30 acrobats, aerialists, dancers, and daredevil stuntmen take the stage throughout the show. First we saw Ebbe and Billy who show of their extraordinary strength, agility and balance in astounding acts.
We also saw some incredible Aerial Ballet, from three amazing aerial artistes who glide fearlessly through the air on hoops and silks.
One of the most astonishing acts of the shows was when not one, not two - but four motorcyclists entered the 'Globe of Death' and rode round in circles at the same time.
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In the heart-stopping act the four talented motorcyclists speed around at 60mph looping around and around. The driving had to be absolutely precise or it could be a nasty accident.
Other thrilling performances included one man hurling knives and axes towards a board while his wife Nikol avoids them even as the wooden wheel begins to spin. fire-throwers. The show is filled with exciting moments and would be perfect for all the family.
Circus is a brilliant genre of the festival and this is a family friendly show that everyone will enjoy. You can book tickets and find out more here.
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