Succulent Circus Icelandic Cabaret
Gógó kicks off the night by explaining what “succulent” really means: something delicious, juicy, and enticing – and the performers deliver on that promise from start to finish.
Gógó kicks off the night by explaining what “succulent” really means: something delicious, juicy, and enticing – and the performers deliver on that promise from start to finish.
It takes a certain kind of person, and personality to be both servile and insistent, coy and comedic. “Ahh!” “Oh no!” and “Oh yeahhh~!” are the only words spoken, by the performer and audience alike, though there is no shortage of sounds or laughter.
It was a lovely surprise and added yet another unexpected layer to an already wonderfully varied evening.
The show itself uses therapy as a frame narrative for loosely-connected interludes of songs, burlesque, and unhinged friendship, as our performers share their struggles and bare their…souls.
Beneath the layers, the performer slowly reveals herself, creating the sensation of unwrapping a piece of candy.
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