Zippo’s Circus comes to Reading

The Big Top opened yesterday at Hills Meadow in George Street, Caversham, as part of Zippo’s all-human Phoenix tour

Zippo’s Circus comes to Reading

By

Laura McCardle

April 08, 2011

Clowns, acrobats and jugglers have tumbled into Reading as Zippo’s Circus has come to town.

The Big Top opened yesterday at Hills Meadow in George Street, Caversham, as part of Zippo’s all-human Phoenix tour which runs until Tuesday.

The show offers a mix of colour, fun and fantasy and will take spectators on a round-the-world journey with world-class circus performers.

It includes the awe-inspiring acrobatics of the Zulu Warriors, who will have spectators dancing in their seats with their non-stop limbo and hoop-diving spectacle.

A stop in France sees the juggling skills of award-winning duo Antoine and Deborah Micheletty, before Mongolia calls and Zula makes his breathtaking ascent to the roof of the Big Top on balancing chairs.

The show moves to Russia for the elegant and daring trapeze performance of Veronika Bugrova.

The Ulaan Sisters of Mongolia will quite literally bend over backwards to make sure spectators enjoy their astounding contortionist routine before the show comes back to England for a routine from Britain’s Got Talent star unicyclist Joe Hatton.

Ji-Qui Fang of China will have spectators on the edge of their seats as he throws a huge earthenware jar into the air and balances it on his head; while his partner Wu Xi-Hua will climb effortlessly up a fixed mast, leaping to a parallel mast before fearlessly sliding down as if glued by one foot to the steelwork high above the circus ring.

Front-row spectators are warned to watch out as the show comes back to the UK for its final slapstick performance of Beau and Fips’ Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook.

All of this can be seen from the comfortable seating of the heated Big Top tent.

Show times are at 5pm and 7.30pm today, 3pm and 6pm tomorrow, 11am, 3pm and 6pm on Sunday, 3pm and 6pm on Monday and 3pm and 6pm on Tuesday.

Ticket prices vary from £6 to £16 for children and £8 to £22 for adults.

Unreserved seats are usually available on the day from the onsite ticket office – but to avoid missing out call 0871 210 2100 or go to www.zippos.co.uk to book tickets.

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