by This Is Cabaret | Apr 29, 2014 | Burlesque, Cabaret, Circus, Variety
Seaside filth may be something of a British tradition but, thanks to a packed cabaret programme, Brighton will be dialling up the fun factor throughout May. So who would we see down by the sea? Bourgeois & Maurice: Sugartits Sometimes it feels that this twisted...
by Ed Gosling | Apr 28, 2014 | Circus, Reviews
Part lecture, part performance, Beta Testing is full of in-jokes and geeky reference points, but told in an inclusive way that makes sure the audience is at all times part of the action. Much of the show is proving to the audience that there is no trick in the tricks,...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Apr 25, 2014 | Circus, Reviews, Theatre
Appearing at the Roundhouse as part of Circusfest 2014, Puffball is a complicated show to critique, as it was developed partly as a social circus project, and partly as a professional production. There is an apparent theatrical naivety to much of the direction, giving...
by Laura Cress | Apr 25, 2014 | Circus, Reviews
Appearing as part of Circusfest 2014, Strike! is a dark take on office life appearing at Jacksons Lane until this Saturday. Kafka meets Office Space in Strike!, a contemporary circus performance based in a bureaucratic hell of cardboard and clocking in. Whilst at...
by Vivacity Bliss | Apr 22, 2014 | Circus, Reviews
Belonging, a multi-lingual aerial show created as a collaboration between the UK’s Graeae Theatre Company and Brazil’s Circo Crescer e Vivier and running at the Roundhouse as part of CircusFest 2014, brings together a diverse cast of physically disabled artists to...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Apr 16, 2014 | Circus, Features
World Circus Day is nearly upon us so we have some fun facts to fill your heads. Although circus arts currently receive more respect in other parts of the world, they have a long and glorious history over here so impress your friends with the best of British on...
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