*

Totem – Royal Albert Hall, London

Writer/Director: Robert Lepage Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Totem – Robert Le Page’s second production for the worlds biggest circus outfit Cirque du Soliel, returns for another month long residency following last years sell out season. As with all Cirque du Soliel productions, Totem has a loose frame work or story in which all its acts [...]

Read On →

Come Fly With Me – Gran Casino Theatre, Majorca

Creator: Martyn Smith Choreographer: Marco Decamillis Director: Martyn Smith Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★★ You wouldn’t expect to see a Broadway style musical in the heart of the Balearic Islands, let alone see one just 5 minutes away from the rowdy drunken hedonistic paradise of Magaluf…but with Come Fly With Me that is exactly what you [...]

Read On →

Traces – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Conceived by Les 7 doigts de la main Director and Choreographer: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider Reviewer: Sarah Lyth The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★★ Traces is going to go HUGE. If I could only have one word to describe this show it would be WOW. I expected an acrobatics display. What I experienced was a rich tapestry of dance, [...]

Read On →

Traces – Lowry Theatre, Salford

By: Les 7 Doigts de la Main Director/Choreographer: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider. Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★★ Traces is the second contemporary circus act from French-Canadian collective, Les 7 Doigts de la Main. First performed in Montreal in 2006, it has since enjoyed international success from London’s West End to New York. Midway through it’s [...]

Read On →

Varekai (Cirque du Soleil) – Trafford Centre, Manchester

Director: Dominic Champagne Composer and Musical Director: Violaine Corradi Choreographer: Michael Montanaro and Bill Shannon Reviewer: Sebastian Farrell The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Attending your first circus is always going to be memorable, doing so at the age of 26 to arguably the world’s most successful circus company, to their production of Varekai, surrounded by soap stars and [...]

Read On →

Traces – Curve, Leicester

Creators: Les Doigts de la Main (The 7 Fingers) Director/Choreography: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider Reviewer: David Noble The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Traces is fantastic entertainment. An eclectic collection of tricks and stunts, designed to amaze, shock and ultimately impress. Just another circus then? Well, no. Traces uses an almost sketch show format to allow the audience to [...]

Read On →

Traces – Empire Theatre, Liverpool

Created by: Les 7 Doigts de la Main Director/Choreography: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider Reviewer: Malcolm Wallace The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ There are plenty of circus style stage spectaculars doing the rounds these days the vast majority of which are stunning pieces of entertainment. But there can be a distinct lack of originality to some of these productions [...]

Read On →