20 January - 18 February 2006

Nights at the Circus

Based on the novel by Angela Carter
A new adaptation by Tom Morris and Emma Rice

It's 1899 and all of Europe is agape at the arrival of the new century! The world crackles with possibilities – and its people dance to the irresistible rhythms of money, sex, love and freedom. Swinging above them all is a showbiz sensation; a fierce, vulgar, pant-droppingly sexy trapeze artist called Fevvers. The story charts her unlikely love affair with Walser, a world-weary journalist on a mission to expose her as a fake.

Emma Rice, acclaimed Artistic Director of Kneehigh Theatre (Tristan & Yseult, The Bacchae) directs Angela Carter's great mythic novel. With rising star Natalia Tena as Fevvers (About a Boy, Mrs Henderson Presents) and Gísli Örn Gardarsson as Walser (Young Vic’s Romeo & Juliet and Woyzeck).

Suitable for ages 14+. Contains strong language and partial nudity.

Read The Guardian 21.12.05 article. Nights at the Circus Tour Dates