Children’s Show / 50 min / £9, £8 / U (3+)
Showing @ Assembly Roxy, 2-27 Aug (not 13,20), 11.50
A gust of wind stirs the colourful rags that herald the arrival of the circus – and what a circus! As well as the traditional strong man, trapeze artists and recurring clown characters, we also have kites, a moody giraffe, a highly-strung zebra and a hungry lion. There’s even a remarkably slinky belly-dancer. Handmade Theatre‘s inventive puppetry techniques use lengths of string and fabric squares to ingenious effect. Black-clad performers with clown makeup control the action but never detract from it. The performance is enhanced with judicious use of blacklight, balloons, and illumination. There’s a wealth of puppetry shows on offer this year, but this is surely one of a kind.
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