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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Stephanie Merritt

Render unto Caesars

The Caesar Twins and Friends Comedy Theatre, London SW1, until 11 Feb

This is probably the most visually spectacular show you will see this year. Identical twins Pablo and Pierre Caesar appear to have sprung fully formed from the fantasies of Jean-Paul Gaultier - the sculpted naked torsos, crisp white trousers and bleached crops pay distinct homage. With its roots firmly in vaudeville, the Polish circus stars' first London show - which follows a successful Edinburgh Fringe stint - cheerfully borrows influences from cabaret, silent movies, gymnastics, street theatre, video games and modern dance, and throws all these together to a soundtrack of techno, choral harmonies and smoky jazz. The routines are inventive and varied enough never to let the pace drop over 80 minutes, and there's a poignant autobiographical note when they act out against film footage the story of Pablo's 2002 near-fatal fall from the 16-metre Wheel of Death, and his battle to walk and then to perform again. Do everything in your power to catch this limited run, and remember to strap up your jaw beforehand.

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