Circus of Horrors – at The Music Hall – Aberdeen, UK

February 5, 2009

BLOOD THIRSTY & BURLESQUE

It is remarkable to think that the Circus of Horrors debuted in Glastonbury a staggering 14 years ago. And is the 1st show I look forward to each year. Welcome to the freak show.

Circus of Horros photo
Being in the very front row certainly made the experience better as we could really see all the gore and action close up. I have always been a cynic, but seeing the spurt of blood as someone stapled playing cards to their face made me realize that it was no illusion!

We were welcomed into the venue by a few roaming characters. They were all trying to sell programs, but seemed more interested in harassing people and making everyone laugh! The men couldn’t take their eyes off the corset cladded women, and who can blame them anyway?!
Circus of Horrors photo
The show started with the whole cast singing and doing various tricks on stage, it looked very impressive with so much going on at the same time. The band was on stage too dressed up in similar burlesque gear. There was a story line linking various acts which worked well, and each performer was highly entertaining and they often came down into the crowd. Dr Haze prowled around the stage and sung his way through the night, always surrounded by scantily clad women.
Circus of Horros
There were so many interesting and impressive acts-Gary Stretch was great to see, mainly to hear the audiences reaction as he pulled his skin into various shapes. Demon Dan, a dwarf, entertained us through the show, mostly doing things that involved him taking off his underpants (don’t even ask about the hoover!) He even opened a bottle of beer with his eye! Hannibal (who had skewered himself through the cheeks earlier in the evening) proceeded to drink the beer and squirt it out of his cheeks! There were other acts with whips, dancing skeletons, flaming limbo poles, flying acrobatics, spinning wheels, walking on knives, and of course metal cod pieces!
Circus of Horrors cast photo
In all it was a brilliant evening, really funny, a very strange, and sometimes downright gross.
Just what I wanted!