Circusfest 2014 Review: Strike!

Circusfest 2014 Review: Strike!

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...
Circusfest 2014 Review: Belonging

Circusfest 2014 Review: Belonging

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...
Review: Barelesque VI – Unleashed

Review: Barelesque VI – Unleashed

The joy of six: as Barelesque VI – Unleashed proved, the combination of charity, nudity and levity makes for one hell of a cocktail. It is undeniable that a streak of altruism runs through the variety scene with fundraising events happening practically every...
Review: Billy Smart’s Circus 2014

Review: Billy Smart’s Circus 2014

While the capital focuses their circus eyes on the Roundhouse this month, elsewhere in the country the traditional tenting season has begun.  Last week we caught one of the most famous names in UK circus, Billy Smart’s. This year’s tour sees the return of Yasmine...