The Circus - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Roll up! Roll up! One and all... It's The Circus! Every night, a line-up of the brightest sparks on the Fringe give big top performances in a raucous display of the wondrous, the grotesque and the comedically versatile. Join our house band and ringmaster, for this year's late night, out of hand, monstrous, hullabaloo. A bombastic resurrection of a timeless cirque.
Featuring
- Paul Foot
- Tony Law
- Joseph Morpurgo
- Will Adamsdale
- Ellie White
- Natasia Demetriou
- Phil Wang
- Louise Ford
- Tim FitzHigham
- Eric Lampert
- Ben Target
- Lloyd Langford
- James Acaster
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Roll up! Roll up! One and all... It's The Circus!
Every night, a line-up of the brightest sparks on the Fringe deliver big top performances in a raucous display of the wondrous, the grotesque and the comedically versatile. The traditional turns you know and love - with conjury and jeopardy by the bucket-load - re-imagined before your very eyes. Prepare yourselves for a hedonistic resurrection of a timeless cirque...
With a constantly revolving daily line-up, The Circus brings together spectacular theatrics, mesmeric showmanship, and razor-sharp character comedy. Within the stunning confines of Assembly George Square's Bosco Tent, bubbles a comedy show rich in tightly woven narrative, expertly devised character, pathos and jokes.
The Circus has been created by former stand-up-turned-televisual brains - Dan Atkinson. Atkinson was a core writer on five series of Russell Howard's Good News, and the main creative force behind Live At The Electric. Williams (Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee) and Johnson (writer on BBC Three's Siblings) are the most exciting young comedy writing partnership in the county. The Circus also heavily features material created by the line-up of special guests.
Join our house band and ringmaster, for this year's late night, out of hand, monstrous, hullabaloo.
The Circus Acts
Paul Foot as The Human Canonball
Tony Law as the Lion Tamer
Joseph Morpurgo as Elemento
Will Adamsdale as The Great Valmont
Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou as the Sexy American Girl Cousins
Phil Wang as the Unbelievable Hao
Louise Ford as the Lancastrian Firebird
Tim FitzHigham as the Lion Tamer
Eric Lampert as the Something Something
Ben Target as the Something Something
Lloyd Langford as The Clown
James Acaster as The Clown
Performances
Date | Time | Venue |
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31st Jul 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
1st Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
2nd Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
3rd Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
4th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
5th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
6th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
7th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
8th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
9th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
10th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
12th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
13th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
14th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
15th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
16th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
17th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
18th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
19th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
20th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
21st Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
22nd Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
23rd Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
24th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |
25th Aug 2014 | 22:30 | Assembly George Square Gardens |