Cirque du soleil

[Pinklepurr361]

I'm in the midst of planning our trip and I wanted to know if people thought this show was a "must see". I am looking for something special to do on my birthday which will include our children too (they will be almost 9 and almost 7 when we go). Can anyone who has seen it with their kids let me know. Thanks. PP

 

[ShirleyH]

I went to see this with my husband and kids who were 9 and 12 at the time. My husband wasn't really keen on going and my kids weren't bothered either way but I had heard so many good reports about it I decided to give it a go and I was so pleased we did. We all loved it and my kids sat with their mouths gaping open most of the time in awe. I hope you decide to give it a try and hope if you do that you enjoy it as much as we did.

 

[Ali and boyz]

we went in 2005 and have booked for this year. I don't really like circus's which Cirque du Soleil isn't but thats what I had in my mind . show was amazing. we had all different age groups in our party all loved it there isn't a bad seat in the whole place

 

[Pinklepurr361]

Thanks everyone - It sounds as if it would be perfect. What category of seating would you recommend?

 

[MadScouser]

Thanks everyone - It sounds as if it would be perfect. What category of seating would you recommend?

We went in 2005 and it was AWESOME

Think we paid $80-85 each, but so worth it. It will blow your mind.

 

[wayneg]

We saw it a few years back. DS and DW thought it was brilliant. I thought it was OK but not blown away like I was expecting after reading reports, felt it was only worth about half what we paid. I love theatre, musicals, plays etc. I am not a fan of acrobatics, gymnastics etc.
It is something you have to see for yourself, I would much rather see Beauty and the Beast on Broadway again or Lion King in the West end, Cirque just didn't do it for me.

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

I bought my husband tickets for Christmas & we went Boxing day. He really loved it, my DD age 7 did enjoy most of it but was a bit fidgety in places.
I bought tickets through Virgin - our seats were right in the centr but quite high up. The view was great - you could see everything on the stage & in the air - there is so much going on sometimes.

 

[jns]

We saw it a few years back. DS and DW thought it was brilliant. I thought it was OK .

same here
DH can't wait to go back
but I think I've seen it once not going to spend that much money seeing it a second time , DH can go on his own

 

[gavvy]

I went with an open mind- nearly all the views on here and elsewhere are positive, I took along somone who really did not want to see " that arty rubbish"

Well I have to say we loved it- the comment from my partner was "mad as a box of frogs" its not really a show you can explain or describe, its odd weard very stimulating and prob the best 90mins you will have in a theatre (unless you see another cirque show!)

Def a must see- personally I think if your children are under 10 they may not appreciate it but everyone is different- its expensive (but cheap compared to the cirque shows in Vegas) But well worth it!

 

[gavvy]

Oh and we had the cheap seats- personally I would avoid the most expensive you need to sit a little further back to appreciate everything thats going on!

 

[Chilly]

We loved it and went to see another show at the Albert Hall at the beginning of the month. We sat in Cat 2 seats and they were fine.

 

[foxylady]

We've seen La Nouba twice at WDW and loved it both times. We are going to see it again this year with some friends who have never been before.

Category 2 seats are quite good, that is where we have sat both times, but from talking to other people that have been, I don't think there is a bad seat in the house.

The kids will love it.

 

[ely3857]

We loved it, Gavin wasn't fussed before we went but he thought it was great aswell. There isnt a bad seat in the house so dont worry about where you end up, If anything I would opt for higher so you can see the whole stage as alot there's alot of action high up



Jodie

 

[UKDEB]

I was disappointed, but I think it's all to do with expectations. It seems to get nothing but rave reviews, which almost sets it up for a fall. It also seems obligatory for anyone reviewing it to claim that "it's not a circus", but I'd say that's exactly what it is. A very clever, sophisticated circus, but a circus nonetheless - right down to the clowns!

There were parts of it which I thought were amazing - I especially enjoyed the little girls with the spinning reels and the acrobats who climb the walls. Some of it, though, was underwhelming. Having said that, it takes a lot to hold my attention - I can be found checking my watch during the most gripping of films at the cinema. I'm not a lover of Fantasmic, either .

It's a good few years since we saw it and I could be tempted to go back. I would advise doing as gavvy did and going with an open mind. Just don't build it up too much and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

 

[Amyrlin]

I am in a minority, I thought it was very boring and did not like it at all. I have seen Crescendo in Paris (when SdC was there), and that was great, but La Nouba I find very tedious. Saying that the others with me loved it.