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KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities - photo by © Martin Girard

Cirque du Soleil returns to Australia with KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosi...

Cirque du Soleil returns to Australia this year with its most acclaimed touring show, KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities, premiering under their Signature Big Top on 2 October 2019 at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter, M...

ZIRK! – Russia’s Big Top Circus Spectacular arrives in Australia

March 7 - Circus, Latest News

In association with the Russian State Circus Company and Moscow’s Nikulin Circus, Australian producers, Andrew Guild and Simon Bryce (Theatre Tours International), are delighted to present in Australia ZIRK! – Russ...

Perth Festival: Lang Toi (My Village)

February 10 - Circus, Latest Reviews, Performance

Lang Toi (My Village) is a delightful acrobatic and aerial feast showcasing the gentle and playful Vietnamese culture. Using giant bamboo poles aerialists perform amazing acrobatic feats while other cast members transfor...

Perpetual Frustration Machine

December 6 - Circus, Performance

An explosive insight into the universal dilemma of modern human desire, combining surreal circus work with athletic brilliance, astonishing imagery and provocative text, one of Australia’s leading circus directors Zebast...

Qu’est-ce Que C’est?

December 1 - Circus, Latest Reviews

This is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. No point burying the lead, Qu’est-ce Que C’est? (What are they doing here?) is a veritable cornucopia of theatrical and circus delights. This was so many things, often so man...

Circus Oz: Rock Bang

November 19 - Circus, Latest Reviews, Performance

Together, Berliner siblings and musical chameleons Otto and Astrid Rot have had many years at the forefront of the post-punk scene. Shows by their band Die Roten Punkte have given us sketches of their (sometimes uncomfor...

Rock Bang

November 12 - Circus, Performance

Rounding out their 40th year, Circus Oz has co-created an original hilarious rock’n’roll extravaganza – Rock Bang – with Otto & Astrid from the (self-proclaimed) best band in the world: Die Roten Punkte i...

One and the Other: A Performance Memoir

October 22 - Circus, Latest Reviews, Performance

The friendship between Circus stalwarts Sue Broadway and Debra Batton dates back to their time at Circus Oz in the 1990s. Each has had many years of performing in big top tents and theatres around the world. The pair com...