Depending on your point of view, this slice of daring circus-play was either scary or so much fun that you found yourself wishing you could join the crew of five acrobats as they negotiated their way nimbly around the gigantic stack of hoops that formed the centre-piece of the action.

Timing was all-important as ropes were grabbed in passing and performers swung around the stage, grabbing hold of each other by limbs and clothing to the arresting sounds of a hurdy-gurdy, weird little percussion sets consisting of twirling wooden balls and a fearsome-looking drum kit. One especially heart-stopping moment was when Natalia Fandiño went hurtling down a piece of rope, halting herself just six inches from the floor.

The speed, strength and suppleness of the players throughout was astonishing; the effect part Jungle Book, part Pirates of the Caribbean. Whatever they did - juggling, walking the plank, or dancing - was carried out to absolute perfection.

The whole of director Mauro Paccagnella’s show - but particularly the end sequence when the hoop stack was propelled diagonally across the stage like a giant swing-set onto which the cast clung like monkeys - was a visual feast, and more than enough to make anyone suspend their disbelief.