Across three days, Brainfools, in co-production with Hoxton Hall, brings Balance to Ventnor Fringe Festival this July.
The show places two circus artists, two steel beer kegs, and a path of empty glass bottles at the centre of its world.
Performers Jared and Toffy use these unlikely props to build what the company describes as a physical language of trust.
Cold metal, sharp glass, and the negotiation of staying upright
There are no traditional circus rigs here.
Instead, the cold weight of metal and the sharp fragility of glass set the terms, and the two performers must work within them.
They lift, they catch, they slip, and they hold on.
An honest look at what it takes to rely on someone else
Balance frames itself as a circus duet about finding your centre when the ground feels like it’s tipping.
The show offers an honest, high-stakes portrait of the visceral effort involved in relying on another person to keep from falling.
Three opportunities to see Balance
Balance runs at Bosco Theatre in Fringe Village, Ventnor Park on Friday 17th, Saturday 18th, and Sunday 19th July 2026, with performances at 5pm each day.
The show lasts 55 minutes and carries a minimum age rating of five years and above.
Tickets cost £16 for general admission, £12 for under-25s, and £10 for groups of six or Culture Pass holders and can be purchased via the Ventnor Fringe online Box Office, by calling (01983) 71 67 67 or by popping into Ventnor Exchange, 11 Church Street, Ventnor PO38 1SW.
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