CIRCUS HILARIOUS NEWSLETTER                                            JAN 2008

First of all, we had a brilliant tour of Ireland in October and I would like to thank all the venues for their hospitality and the La Mon Hotel for a very enjoyable stay. We were in Derry on the night of Hallowe'en and for those of you who have never been there on the night, it is a must. We walked out onto the streets after the show, which ended about 7.30 pm and were confronted by a sea of people. The whole town, mums, dads and kids, were out celebrating and all in fancy dress. It was an unbelievable sight! We edged our way into the square where there was a band playing; we managed to catch the end of a fantastic parade, and to top it all there was a magnificent fireworks display. It was all still going on in the early hours, when unfortunately we had to leave. Well done Derry.
What a night to remember! Clive and Danny are now busy in panto: Aladdin at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne - see website www.theatreroyal.co.uk . Danny is playing the part of Aladdin and Clive is Mr (Romeo) Twankey, keeping the father and son theme going. It is going really well, with most houses sold out.
The Theatre has already reached the £1million pound mark, beating last year's record by six weeks, and next year's panto is already on sale, which is Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates with Danny as Robinson Crusoe and Clive playing his father again, Captain Crusoe. It sounds like another good one. They are, at the same time, writing up this year's Circus Hilarious Aquaphobia with some good new routines already in place plus some old favourites. (There will be a special announcement soon so keep a look out for that.)
Meanwhile, Jonny Marx, who did that unbelievable straight-jacket escape at the Hippodrome in the summer, has now gone to London to study at the Italia Conte Academy. We wish him all the luck in the world - I am sure he will have a great career ahead of him. However, we are still hoping he will be able to join us for some of the shows in the spring - watch this space. We are pleased to announce that Clownforce is back next year (look out for the new biogs soon) with more madness from Danny Adams - here is a brief synopsis of the show so far:

CIRCUS HILARIOUS
Presents International Comedy Award Winners
CLIVE WEBB & DANNY ADAMS
in
AQUAPHOBIA
With special guest stars and top International Circus Artistes
Soak up the laughter (and maybe a few drops of water!) Kids of the world have united and demanded the return of the bucket, so Clive and Danny have a ball getting themselves wet, the kids wet, the mums and dads wet – (ONLY JOKING!) - don’t worry grannies, you won’t get caught unless you really want to! ACCIDEERRNT! Assisted in 2008 by Resident funnyman Cousin Timoni, ex Olympic acrobat Ovi Ninja from Rumania,

Bolaz from Hungary on the German Wheel and BMX, the stunning Circus Hilarious Dancers and loads more.
Don’t miss the amazing routines from a host of International Circus Artistes.

Enjoy the spectacle, the razzamatazz, the mayhem, the magic But beware – too much laughter can ruin your clothing! Hilarious by name – hilarious by nature!
We know that a lot of our friends have booked to see the show already. We hope to see you all there.
Clive and Danny send love and best wishes for a Happy New Year to you all.

Bye for now,
Ann
PS: See this year’s poster below.

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