T'was in the wee hours of Saturday morn'in that me and the lad set off for a clean'in of the stacks in old London Town.
"Wiv a broken back we cleaned the stack
and learnt our pan man and spread ham"
Down on the ground just sitt'in and star'in we built a crowd of old and young smil'in faces!
This is what guv' Phil Sherman said 'bout the job:
"The Chimney Sweeps in a delightful show.
Capturing the soot and grime of the Victorian time Circle of Two present a comical glimpse into the world of the sweep. This production makes for a good introduction to this period of our history and is useful learning tool.
We have a sweep and his apprentice arrive and set up to clean some chunky chimneys. The sweeps are laden with poles and brushes and wander through the setting with a few things dropping on the way that draw the audience naturally into helping and engaging with the duo. The boss is muttering what has to be done and how. Meanwhile his apprentice just tries to keep on top of it all and of course fails, well, just a bit. The sweeps then get into their stride with a charming acrobatic routine that has poles assembled and the chimneys inspected. The apprentice finally gets the upper hand by disappearing into the chimneys and popping up unexpectedly in adjacent pots while being told to hurry up by his boss.
The audience giggled and chuckled as the father and son team finally got down to cleaning the pots. The youngsters in the audience were looking wide eyed to their parents as they saw surprising tricks take place right before their eyes. This is a great performance for families to enjoy as the team are very engaging and present a show that is accessible to so many."
And Rachel and Gabriel were in the audience and afterwards said:
"Lovely, charming act. Reminded me of (how I imagine!) an old music hall act would have been."
