by Ed Gosling | Sep 22, 2017 | Circus
Do you want to see sexy people doing dangerous things? Do you want to see dangerous people doing sexy things?” shouts compere Ophelia Bitz into the crowd – and this line more or less encapsulates the entirety of AirCraft Circus’s new show Boudoir Circus....
by Laurane Marchive | Sep 21, 2017 | Circus
To paraphrase Staged‘s strapline, everyone knows what circus is. Or do they? Appearing at Jackson’s Lane Theatre, Staged by acclaimed circus company Circumference is a piece about balance, uncertainty and perception. Created and directed by Pablo Meneu,...
by Laurane Marchive | Aug 19, 2017 | Circus, Reviews
In the collective psyche, circus often represents an escape from reality. A space where the rules of gravity don’t apply or where they can be bent, a world outside the world, where reality doesn’t exist, where the colours are brighter and where riotous...
by Franco Milazzo | Aug 11, 2017 | Burlesque, Circus
From the same source as the Australian all-male burlesque, circus and drag extravaganza that is Briefs comes Hot Brown Honey. Flipping genders, this show encompasses many of Brief’s art forms (with some new ones thrown in) with a mission to raise the profiles of...
by This Is Cabaret | Jul 24, 2017 | Circus, Features
Boomtown is almost upon us again with Chapter 9, “Behind The Mask” taking place from 10-13 August. Chivaree Circus producer Edward Gosling (above) has performed there before and knows well its unique atmosphere. As the co-founder of a company which created...
by This Is Cabaret | May 31, 2017 | Burlesque, Circus, Drag
Briefs’ bandleader Fez Fanaana spills the beans on their new show. The all-male Australian comedy-slash-circus-slash-drag-slash-boylesque cabaret phenomenon known as Briefs returns to London next month. Once again, they will be taking over the Paradiso...
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