Circus of horrors not for faint hearts

The show that stormed into the finals of the hit television talent programme, Britain's Got Talent, and is now also a West End smash is back to mark its 21st anniversary in spectacular style.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th May 2016, 10:45 BST
Updated 17th May 2016, 11:51 BST

The last few of years has seen the profile of The Circus of Horrors jump tremendously after rampaging into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent and to this date it is still the only circus ever to reach the finals.

It’s appearances on various subsequent TV shows have turned what set out as a cult show into a household name - taking the extreme to the mainstream. Its television credits now boast The X Factor, The Slammer, Daybreak, Fairground Attractions, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Body Shockers, Fake Reaction, This Morning, Ant and Dec, The One Show and A Royal Command Performance. Last year saw another giant leap for the show when it began a series of dates in London’s West End becoming the first circus to appear in a West End Theatre for 100 years and in 2015 sees the show return to The Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. The Circus of Horrors started its gruesome beginnings at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival, sharing a bill with Oasis, Pulp, The Cure, The Prodigy, The Shamen and Elastica. It became an instant hit, touring all over the world from Chile to Chatham, Argentina to Aberdeen, Japan to Jersey including festival appearances with Alice Cooper, Eminem, Motley Crue, Oasis, Iron Maiden, The Manic St Preachers, Foo Fighters and many more.

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The latest incarnation ‘Welcome to the Carnevil’ is set in Victorian London in 1899, Jack the Ripper was still at large and this was the age of the Freakshow, a young girl dreamt of running away to join the Circus only to see her dream become a nightmare in a decrepit and corpse ridden Carnevil, plagued by a swamp of Killer Klowns, Sword Swallowers, Demon Dwarfs, Death Defying Aerialists, A Guinness World Record holding Hairculian Diva swinging solely from her hair, back flipping and fire limboing acrobats and lots, lots more. A show ruled by the undead and climaxing in an awesome flaming apocalypse. The story twists and turns with grisly murders and sensational shock’s – all interwoven with some of the greatest and most bizarre circus acts on earth, performed by an almighty cast with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek and the devil driven rock n’ roll of Dr Haze and The Interceptors from Hell. The show, which is suitable for adults only, takes place from 8pm on Friday, May 27.

Tickets are available at £17.50, £20, £25. Book online: http://www.millenniumforum.co.uk/content/circus-horrors Tel: Phone 02871264455

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