Coming-of-age movies inspire Fringe acrobats

Acrobats from Los Angeles will be staging a circus show inspired by classic Hollywood coming-of-age movies at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The 1980s-theme show Filament, which has been created by Short Round Productions, will make its UK debut in Edinburgh in August.

Promoters Underbelly, who unveiled the full line-up for its Circus Hub venue on the Meadows today, say it will “dive into the trials and tribulations of growing up and discovering who you are.”

Other highlights include Super Sunday, a Finnish show which will feature a rollercoaster ride, human catapults, 0 Filament will make its UK debut in Edinburgh in August

a Russian bar, a double trampoline and a “Wheel of Death.”

Australian shows include Yuck Circus, who promise a show which will see “a powerhouse of female circus performers kick art in the face, and Le Coup, which will turn the Circus Hub Spiegeltent into “a late-night neo-vaudeville speakeasy.”