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

Timing was all-important as ropes were grabbed in passing and performers swung around the stage, grabbing hold of each other to the arresting sounds of a hurdy-gurdy, weird little percussion sets consisting of twirling wooden balls and a fearsome-looking drum kit. In one especially heart-stopping moment 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. What-ever they did – juggling, walking the plank, or dancing – was absolute perfection.

The whole of director Mauro Paccagnella’s show – but particularly the end sequence when the hoop stack was propelled diagon-ally 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.