点评:We visited the Blackpool Tower Circus during February half-term on a Saturday 1pm showing. The historic building and venue itself are beautiful, and I walked in with high expectations for a thrilling, exciting circus experience.
Unfortunately, the show turned out to be a major disappointment. It was dominated—probably around 70% of the running time—by the clown double act featuring Mooky and Mr Boo. Their extended, drawn-out skits felt endless, unfunny, and boring. They lost the children’s attention completely, and I noticed plenty of awkward shifting in seats and bored faces around us. The sketches came across as embarrassingly amateurish and self-indulgent, making everything revolve around the clowns rather than the circus.
When the actual circus acts finally appeared, they were few and far between, and felt underwhelming and predictable—things like a woman with hula hoops and a man balancing on a table. Nothing particularly impressive or edge-of-your-seat.
The entrance fee seemed reasonable for the venue, but the performance itself was complete garbage and not worth the time or money.
On top of that, the sound system was painfully loud, with heavy distortion making everything muffled and unpleasant. It actually gave me a migraine.
I couldn’t wait for it to end and would strongly advise against going unless you’re a big fan of watching two clowns hog the spotlight with subpar comedy. Skip this one—there are better ways to spend a family day out.
翻译:二月学校放假期间,我们周六下午一点去看了黑潭塔马戏团的演出。这座历史悠久的建筑和场地本身都很漂亮,我满怀期待地走进去,想着能欣赏到一场精彩刺激的马戏表演。
可惜的是,演出却令人大失所望。整场演出大约有70%的时间都被小丑二人组——穆奇和布先生——的表演占据了。他们冗长拖沓的小品让人感觉没完没了,既不好笑又无聊。孩子们完全失去了兴趣,我注意到周围有很多孩子尴尬地挪动着身子,脸上都带着无聊的表情。这些小品显得业余得令人尴尬,而且过于自恋,让整场演出都围绕着小丑展开,而不是围绕着马戏本身。
当真正的马戏表演终于出现时,却寥寥无几,而且毫无新意,让人感觉平淡无奇——比如一个女人玩呼啦圈,一个男人在桌子上保持平衡。没有什么特别令人印象深刻或扣人心弦的。
门票价格看起来还算合理,但演出本身简直糟糕透顶,完全不值这个价钱。
更糟糕的是,音响效果震耳欲聋,严重的失真让一切都变得闷闷不乐,令人难以忍受。我甚至因此头疼。
我巴不得演出赶紧结束,强烈建议大家不要去,除非你特别喜欢看两个小丑用蹩脚的喜剧表演抢尽风头。千万别去——有更好的方式可以度过美好的一天。