The Lost Circus
T504993094
In early 1914 the air is thick with frost, the cold is so breath-taking that traffic is absent?people rush to get indoors after only the most essential journeys. A train approaches the station but ice and snow prevent the brakes from slowing. Hundreds are killed, including the troupe of circus performers that had been travelling to entertain Londoners with their daring feats of aerial performance, eye-popping acrobatics and all around zany antics. Trapped under the station, the souls of these performers remain, bringing about never-ending carnivals: spectres of a circus that once was. Every 50 years a crack in the time-space continuum allows visitors to enter the world of the abandoned circus. The audience is invited to engage in an immersive experience, joining the inner circle of the travelling team, whilst they carry on backstage, run their routines and dazzle the crowd.
Archive :: production:T504993094, play:S274215545, venue:V01067696945
Production details
Part of VAULT Festival
