Soap is basically an off-shoot of the (in)famous bathtub aerial strip dance at the Spiegeltent. That performance consisted of a half-naked man, dressed only in jeans while either sensually dancing in mid-air or writhing around in a bath tub full of water. That was indeed a performance like no other - and yet someone felt it was a good enough concept to create a show. Soap is comprised of four men, three women, six bathtubs, and an opera singer - and they basically do circus tricks using the bathtub as the main prop.
Now, just for the record, this show is definitely professional - unlike their brief-y counterparts, there is NOTHING amateurish about this production. They had everything down to an art form - and they are definitely artists - to the point that every foul-up has an automatic backup so that the audience wouldn’t know a thing. It is basically a wetter version of Cirque Du Soleil.
Now having said that, I have to admit that I did not enjoy myself as much as I did in Briefs. Yes, the performers are talented. Yes, the opera singer was good. Yes, the production was as clean as spit on a spoon. However, it lacked spice. It lacked seduction. It lacked the raw gut that Briefs had in spades. The opening act was so well done, and sadly, it just dropped a bit in flavour and then stagnated.
It is still enjoyable, mind you, and if you like Cirque du Soleil, you will most certainly enjoy Soap. But I like my shows to be flirtatious and risque, so if a show called “Soap” does not make you feel dirty, then really, what is the point. Three slices.
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