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A dozen cheeky answers
Reviews

A dozen cheeky answers

31 January 2020

Robert Housley finds much to tantalise in the sexy circus show, How Much Do You Love Me?

Reading time • 3 minutesCircus
Aria Scarlett Aria on high
The Festival Sessions

Aria on high

28 January 2020

Classical singer Aria Scarlett believes opera should be available to everyone. In her Fringe World show Wave Form, she takes to the streets on stilts to create new space for an old art form.

Reading time • 6 minutes
two circus performers playing trumpet and trombone Slapstick, music and fun for kids
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Slapstick, music and fun for kids

25 January 2020

Rosalind Appleby and Seesaw’s junior reviewer agree Brass Monkeys is friendly, safe, fun entertainment for the kids.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Hi-tech and Insta-ready
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Hi-tech and Insta-ready

24 January 2020

Swept up in the sensory overload of Sirqus Alfon’s I Am Somebody, Craig McKeough finds it a life-affirming experience.

Reading time • 4 minutesFringe World Festival
Three acrobats doing stunts dressed as Neanderthals Coolest cavemen
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Coolest cavemen

20 January 2020

The long-anticipated world premiere of the new children’s circus show by Head First Acrobats attracted capacity crowds over the weekend. Most of the audience were under the age of ten and laughed themselves silly…

Reading time • 3 minutesFringe World Festival
A counter-balancing act
The Festival Sessions

A counter-balancing act

15 January 2020

A single piece of rope, 30 metres long and hung between two pulleys, is the only piece of equipment in aerial acrobatic show By a Thread. The magic ingredient, the one that enables the performers to fly, is simple.

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Reading time • 3 minutesCircus
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Aurora Jillibalu Riley, Karina Schiller, Sam Aldham, Spenser Inwood, Adam Malone, Photo: Rob Blackburn. In precarious hands
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In precarious hands

26 July 2019

Review: Circus Oz, ‘Precarious’ ·
His Majesty’s Theatre, 25 July·
Review by Varnya Bromilow ·

Reading time • 4 minutesCircus

Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio