With its jungle scenery and a contortionist performing in the palm of a 30-foot-tall animatronic ape, could Kingdom of Kong, the new show by Big Kid Circus be the best looking show touring the UK this year?
Big Kid is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and with Kingdom of Kong, directed by Julia Kirilova, it proves why circus will never die: the big top's perpetual ability to introduce new, never-before-seen spectacle.
With a storyline in which the clowns are explorers trying to steal a diamond from an African tribe, the show also includes the world's only all-female Globe of Death motorcyclists and a very fresh-looking basketball-meets-springboard act.
Atmospheric music and lighting, and a view through ringside flora that transforms the performance area into a jungle clearing, create a fully immersive experience with a completely different appearance to traditional images of sawdust and canvas.
And if the above picture doesn't make you want to buy a ticket, what would???
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