It’s showtime once again, and this one a bit closer to home than the last (literally, I mean – I can’t say I have too many roots in circus). Home, sweet home, at the beautiful Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark for three months – it’s a dream job. And ok, it’s not pure circus, just a musical about one, but I’ve seen some pretty amazing stunts nonetheless. I’m told that there’s fire-eating, and a woman gets thrown accross the stage!! Alas, my job sounds dull compared to the capricosities and funambulosities going on around me, but I do get to whip out my dusty cornet for a couple of numbers…it’s the little things for me.
So the musical is the great Cy Coleman’s Barnum, named after the 19th Century impressario of the same name. Anyone who’s seen a bus recently may have noted that the soon-to-be-released film The Greatest Showman tells the same story. Having been written by Mr Coleman, naturally the music is great, which is, as we all know, the most important thing. The second most important thing is this: when do I get a go on the tightrope?!
Menier Chocolate Factory
25 Nov – 3 Mar 2017
Tickets: £25 – £57.50
So the musical is the great Cy Coleman’s Barnum, named after the 19th Century impressario of the same name. Anyone who’s seen a bus recently may have noted that the soon-to-be-released film The Greatest Showman tells the same story. Having been written by Mr Coleman, naturally the music is great, which is, as we all know, the most important thing. The second most important thing is this: when do I get a go on the tightrope?!
Menier Chocolate Factory
25 Nov – 3 Mar 2017
Tickets: £25 – £57.50