The Circus of Horrors: The Night of the Zombie

The Circus of Horrors: The Night of the Zombie

The Circus of Horrors - a stage show combining horror, humour, bizarre circus acts, rock 'n' roll, and more - began at Glastonbury in 1995 and has since toured all over the world. 2015 marks the Circus's 20th year, and sees them return with their latest production of The Night of the Zombie.

"The latest incarnation ‘The Night of the Zombie’ is set in 2020.

A decrepit corpse ridden London, plagued by Zombies, a city ruled by the undead and climaxing in an awesome flaming apocalypse.

The story twists and turns with grisly murders and sensational shocks – all interwoven with some of the greatest and most bizarre circus acts on earth, sword swallowers, knife throwers, daredevil balancing acts, astounding aerialists, a demon dwarf, a Guinness World Record holding ‘hairculian’ hair hanging beauty, Sinister Sisters, gyrating & fire limboing acrobats & much more."

They're currently on tour in the UK and stopped at Palace Avenue Theatre in Paignton last night, so some friends and I went along to see the show. I won't say too much about the content, in case anyone who wants to see it happens to stumble upon this blog somehow, but it was a lot of fun and the acts put on great performances! 

I'm always impressed by the dedication and hard work that performers put into shows like this. It must take hours of training and rehearsals, not to mention the travel time (they were in Poole the day before yesterday and Brighton the day before that). Despite all that, after the show, Dok Haze, the "Undead Ringmaster", was at the door shaking hands and taking photos with people as they left.

Dok Haze & myself

The Circus of Horrors was a good night out, and definitely worth watching for anyone with an appreciation of macabre circus acts, humorous horror, and bizarre fun, all set to a rock soundtrack.