Cirque Beserk!, a circus specially made to be performed in theatres, is coming to Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre and Opera House in June to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the invention of circus as we know it today.
Cirque Beserk! features acts such as Lucius Team’s Motorcycle Globe of Death; The Timbuktu Tumblers who jump through hoops and flaming limbo poles; Odka from Mongolia who can shoot an arrow with perfect aim with her feet whilst standing on her hands; Germaine Delbosq from France, a skilled foot juggler who can throw and catch balls, rings, cubes and even flaming objects with her feet; Czech knife thrower Toni who hurls knives and axes towards the board without so much as a graze to the skin of his brave assistant, and much more.
It’s coming to the Tyne Theatre from 21 to 24 June with adult tickets costing from £18.50 to £27.50.
“Most people know the Tyne Theatre & Opera House for comedians and musicals,” said the theatre’s director Joanne Johnson, “but we pride ourselves on keeping our programme varied and love to welcome shows that are a little out of the ordinary! A Victorian Opera House is probably not the first place you’d imagine watching a circus, but Cirque Berserk! is an experience designed specifically for theatre, and we can’t wait for this breathtaking show to take over ours.”