Love Riot
P&O Cruises Pacific Explorer
Weeks after watching Love Riot, I’m still gagging just thinking about the moment I saw a beautiful woman swallow a metre-long sausage-shaped balloon.
Where did it go? Did it re-emerge via another orifice? How did she do it? Is latex digestible?
These thoughts and many more have gyrated around my mind since watching the risque show aboard P&O’s Pacific Explorer.
Whether you decide to attend the show is entirely your decision, but what I can promise is that it will definitely make a lasting impression.
Firstly: Love Riot is adults only. Seriously.
Secondly: It comes with a warning, so don’t complain post-show you weren’t warned.
Thirdly: There is nudity, sexual themes, ‘toys’, explicit language and lots of latex.
And, NO FILMING whatsoever.
If you choose the dinner and show experience, (five course meal and mini-cocktail) it’ll cost you $29. For just the show, tickets are $10.
Read the dinner review here
After our dinner concluded, latex-costumed women with loudspeakers ‘escorted’ us (the media group I was cruising with on the Melbourne Cup cruise) to Black Circus theatre (Deck 7, aft) There’s lots of noise, colour and the feeling that you’re not quite ready for the onslaught your senses are about to be subjected to.
I entered the dark theatre with my dinner companions and led to the front row (another perk of doing the package). However, ‘perk’ might not be the best word to use as you might be targeted and become part of the show.
A few months ago, I was given a preview of the show and also interviewed the creator and director Scott Maidment, who has worked with Madonna. Love Riot is Scott’s first show at sea and he thinks it’s ‘super cool’ and is currently in talks with P&O to create another one.
“We wanted to do something that wasn’t like any other cruise ship show. We wanted it to be crazy, out there, sexy, fun - they say it’s the sexiest show on the seas,” Scott said.
“The cast come from all around the world - Brazil, Germany, Paris - and are not only dancers and comedians, but also amazing acrobats and aerialists.”
As the show is quite physical, involving aerial and acrobatic stunts, I asked Scott if creating a show like this at sea had many obstacles.
“I came on and looked at Black Circus, and then we rehearsed in here. So, Love Riot is kind of made for this space.
“It’s been fun and the show’s been a big success and the audiences have such a great time.”
Despite, having talked to the creator of the show and thinking I was prepared, there were many moments I was left with my mouth agape - from both utter shock to amazement. The hula hoop skills were remarkable, the contortion deliciously uncomfortable and the aerialists exhilarating.
I don’t want to spoil the experience by divulging all the nitty-gritty details, but if I can describe Love Riot in a few words it’s a bit like Cirque du Soleil meets burlesque meets an adult comedy show. It's a bit cheeky, a little seedy and comes with a sprinkling of heart-shaped confetti.
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