SEX IN THE CIRCUS - Cirque du Vulgar comes to Exmouth, 9 & 16 July 2022

Circus Funtasia, as the name suggests, is known for its family fun, but on selected evening dates, the cast get in touch with their burlesque side to present the adults only Cirque du Vulgar, which they describe as a feast of filth and flesh.

It’s a brave change of image for a big top show travelling through rural areas. Burlesque and cabaret-style circus shows are usually confined to hipper hotspots, such as a Speigeltent on London’s South Bank. Perhaps that’s why there’s only one Vulgar show per week, with the cast performing as Circus Funtasia for the rest of the time.

The venture is presumably pulling crowds, however, because having started a couple of years, Cirque du Vulgar is going strong and recently appeared at Glastonbury.

It’s certainly given the circus an unprecedented amount of national press coverage, with reports in the Sun, the Daily Mirror and other newspapers that Funtasia would never have received.

As they say, sex sells.

Catch Cirque du Vulgar in Exmouth on 9 and 16 July, 2022.

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