Circus meets theatre in this rip-roaring caper for a dazzling and delightful show for all the family.
Tilted Wig (Murder, Margaret and Me; Lady Chatterley's Lover; The Picture of Dorian Gray) are heading on tour with York Theatre Royal's Around the World in 80 Days. This exciting adventure, adapted from Jules Verne's iconic story, is touring the UK from February - July 2023. Circus meets theatre in this rip-roaring caper for a dazzling and delightful show for all the family.
Join a raggle-taggle band of travelling circus performers as they embark on their most daring feat yet: to recreate the adventures of Phileas Fogg as he sets off on his race around the world, led by the Ringmaster. But the Acrobat is biting at his heels, determined to have the star turn as Nellie Bly and see a woman win the race.
Audiences can sit back and enjoy as skilled performers traverse countries across the globe, embracing each character from the book and navigating different modes of transport. Join the Ringmaster, the Acrobat, the Clown, the Trick Rider and the Knife Thrower on their journey as fact clashes with fiction in this madcap adventure around the world.
Around the World in 80 Days is adapted and directed by Juliet Forster (Cinderella, York Theatre Royal; The York Radio Mystery Plays, BBC Radio and York Theatre Royal).
Dates February - July 2023
2nd - 4th February York Theatre Royal, St Leonard's Place, York, YO1 7HD
Thursday and Saturday 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Friday 7.30pm
10th - 12th February Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA
Friday 6pm, Saturday 1pm and 5pm, Sunday 1pm
14th - 19th February Malvern Festival Theatre, Grange Road, Great Malvern, Malvern, WR14 3HB
23rd - 26th February Lyceum Theatre, Heath Street, Crewe, CW1 2DA
Thursday and Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm, Sunday 3pm
28th February - 4th
March Blackpool Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HT
Tuesday - Friday 7.30pm, Thursday 2-pm, Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm
9th - 12th March Beck Theatre, Grange Road, Hayes, UB3 2UE
Thursday and Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm, Sunday 3pm
16th - 18th March Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5BD
Thursday 7pm, Friday and Saturday 2.30pm and 7pm
21st - 25th March Darlington Hippodrome, Parkgate, Darlington, DL1 1RR
Tuesday - Saturday 7.30pm, Thursday 2pm, Saturday 1pm (Touch Tour) and 2.30pm
28th March - 1st April Exeter Northcott Theatre, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QB
4th - 8th April Buxton Opera House, Water Street, Buxton, SK17 6XN
Tuesday - Thursday 5.30pm, Wednesday 1pm, Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm
11th - 15th April The New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS
Tuesday 7pm, Wednesday and Thursday 2pm and 7pm, Friday 5pm, Saturday 2.30pm and 7.30pm
20th - 23rd April Palace Theatre, 430 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 9LA
Thursday and Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm, Sunday 3pm
24th April Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, CO1 1PT
2nd - 6th May Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Exchange Street, Aylesbury, HP20 1UG
8th - 13th May Theatre Royal Winchester, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB
Monday - Wednesday 7pm, Wednesday 1.30pm, Thursday - Saturday 7.30pm, Saturday 2.30pm
15th May Richmond Theatre, 1 Little Green, Richmond, TW9 1QH
30th May - 3rd June The Albany Theatre, Albany Road, Coventry, CV5 6JQ
Tuesday 7.30pm, Wednesday - Saturday 7pm, Thursday and Saturday 2pm
5th June Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, Derby, DE1 2NF
12th June Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1UG
22nd - 25th June New Theatre, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3LN
Thursday - Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm, Sunday 3pm
20th - 23rd July Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley, BR1 1HA
Thursday and Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm, Sunday 3pm
Adaptor and Director Juliet Forster
Designer Sara Perks
Lighting Designer Alexandra Stafford-Marshall
Sound Designer Ed Gray
Fight Director Jonathan Holby
Producer Tilted Wig and York Theatre Royal
Guidance 7+
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