COMPERE -
ABI COLLINS
After expelling herself from The Royal Ballet School, pint-sized powerhouse Abigail Collins has become well known on the cabaret and festival circuit for her multi-tasking mix of comedy, character and circus skills. Self-describing as, "the body of an athlete, the mouth of Joan Rivers", Abigail's work is skilful, sassy and very, very silly. Personal, self-deprecating and irreverent, she is the one-woman entertainment rollercoaster whom Alan Davies calls, "absolutely brilliant". Her first novel, Everybody's Doing It, has just been released to rave reader reviews.
"Absolutely brilliant" Alan Davies
"Cabaret's triple threat" This Is Cabaret
"The hilarious and flexible Abigail Collins" The Stage
"Hilarious... beat perfect comic delivery" The Erotic Review
COMEDY -
CHRIS LYNAM
THE KING OF CLOWNS
With an exquisite grasp of the grotesque, Chris Lynam has been feverishly subverting the traditions of the stand-up for more than thirty years. His reputation for unpredictable comic mayhem has propelled him to the four corners of the globe, and viewers and audience attendees here and throughout the world have been aghast and agog at his televised antics and stage performances
"Surreal unhinged quality which makes for comic greatness" The Guardian
"Chris Lynam is a brilliantly bizarre antidote to today's truculent society"
The New York Times
"The funniest man on the planet"
Eddie Izzard
CONTORTION-
Anaëlle Molinario
Anaëlle Molinario was raised in a suburb of Paris and is a certified costume designer. In Berlin, she met the Ukraninian contortionist Irina Vashshenko, who noticed her gift of extreme flexibility and directed her in the art of contortion. Through constant discipline she continues to develop and master the art of contortion and manipulation.
She has been working over the past 10 years in the whole world with many different projects : freaks shows, street shows, circus, cabarets and dances companies,
FLEXIBILITY OF A CAT WITH MOVES OF AN ASSASSIN...
THE GENTLEMAN CALLER -
BLOODY BONES
Roll up Ladies and Gentlemen, gather around to witness the wonders and mysteries of a bygone era, that of the Sideshow Midway. See acts of amazing pain defying feats and gasp at impossible escapes......
There'll be thrills, chills, blood may spill but all you see is REAL!!!
See the medical phenomenon of Pain misdirection Paralysis, involving a human head, a nail, power drill and of course the chilling mouse trap of DOOM!!
See the ancient and deadly act of sword swallowing, performed by only a few hundred humans in the world today, witness the sight of a man swallowing 22inches of steel down into his stomach, one wrong move could mean certain death!!
LA FEMME -
JESSICA JASTERS
OH LA LA!
JUGGLING JUST GOT SEXY!
WITH THE OPULENT VIGOUR OF CIRQUE DU SOLEIL WITH THE SENSUALITY OF PARIS' CRAZY HORSE - LA FEMME:
RAISING TEMPERATURES IN THE NIGHT WHILST TEMPERATURES FALL OUTSIDE.
STRENGTH-
OSKAR PIOTROWSKI
MATEUSZ KANIGOWSKI
STRENGTH, ELEGANCE, BALANCE
Mateusz and Oskar, these "easy on the eye" young men show what their bodies are capable of.
Incredible athleticism and strength combine in an artistic fusion of body to body, hand to hand manipulation.
You will be the voyeur to this captivating performance from start...middle and end...
WHEELS OF STEEL
DUO ECLIPSE
WE'VE SET OUR SIGHTS ON YOU - AND NO ONE ELSE WILL DO.
"If we get to know your name..."
"You look like your having fun..."
"We've got to be yours..."
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TEMPTRESS OF THE WIRE
GINA MORALES
OUT OF THE WIRE SHE MADE HER STAGE
"above the heads of her audience, an acrobat,
like a poet,
balancing on eyebeams above a sea of faces"
brief excerpt from Constantly risking absurdity-Lawrence Ferlinghetti
THE
CREATIVE
TEAM
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PHILLIP GANDEY
LUMINARY
A leading circus and cabaret director his lifetime of work has been seen by millions of people across the globe.
From directing opening ceremonies in the Middle East to TV judge, Phillip's career has been far from boring and mundane.
His latest project "The Night" looks to entertain you into the small wee hours with an international cast of cabaret and cirque performers accompanied by a live band
PRODUCER
CAROL GANDEY
Lobbyist
Coordinator
Protagonist
Lover/Fighter
Carer
Friend
Mother
CHOREOGRAPHERDANIEL D TODD
Daniel is an international and award winning choreographer
(2019 Carl Alan Theatre choreographer and Le Classique de Danse award )
Working in all aspects of the industry; theatre, opera and Circus. His has worked across the globe: Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok and throughout the UK.
He has had the pleasure in choreographing The Chinese State Circus, Gandey’s Circus and The lady Boys of Bangkok.
Daniel has a keen passion for teaching and educating within schools and colleges, he works throughout the year, teaching and inspiring the next generation.
LIGHTING DESIGNER
JOSE LORENZO
Jose started his lighting career back in Gran Canaria Having worked in many local productions he went to train to the Polytechnic Institute of Las Palmas, graduating later in ‘AV for Broadcast and Live Events’. Shortly after cursing these studies and touring mainland Spain with ‘The Hole 2’, he joined P&O Cruises as an Entertainment Production Manager. This new role took him around the world onboard some of the biggest British ocean liners.
After some time at sea, Jose established himself in the UK as a full-time Lighting Designer for live entertainment. His role has seen him work in shows including ‘Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals’, ‘BBC Blue Planet II: Live in concert”, ‘Cirque Surreal’, ‘Giovanni Pernice: This Is Me’, ‘Pippi Longstocking: The Musical’, ‘An Evening with Kevin & Joanne Clifton’ to name a few.
Jose is delighted to bring some of his experience to ‘The Night’ and looks forward to audiences’ enjoying this brand-new show in the UK.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
ALEX BOZIC
Alex was brought up as a sweet choirboy at Durham Cathedral, being able to play multiple instruments at an early age. He didn't stay sweet for too long however, and during his teenage years he grew his hair long and played in many rock and rock'n'roll bands. Having studied and worked as an engineer since the age of 16, Alex decided to become a full-time musical director at the age of 22. He has never looked back since and has performed in various circuses, shows and cabarets all over Europe. Alex prides himself in being a multi-instrumentalist, and is an award winning composer and producer. Music for Shows is his speciality and passion, and Alex believes that no show can be great without the music being a narrative.