Astley's Astounding Adventures

Set Designer

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Horses fly and flip above our heads. Fireworks spew. With a mixture of low-tech charm and high-level circus skills, director Theresa Heskins moulds our imagination in this stupidly ambitious and gorgeously inventive celebration of 250 years of circus" - Kate Wyver  The Guardian - 4 stars

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It’s an ambitious production considering the modest scale of the New Vic’s in-the-round auditorium, but the risks pay off with aplomb. A wonderful sense of invention and imagination underpins the whole thing," The Stage - 4 stars

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"What a show" - Staffs whats on - 5 stars

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"13 cast and their band, including some familiar faces (Michael Hugo, Andrew Pollard and more) deliver the vision exceptionally well. On an intelligent set that more than looks the part."- At the theatre- 5 stars

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"Laura Willstead does a stunning job to transform this theatre in the round into Astley’s Riding School which then develops into Astley’s Candlelit Amphitheatre." -Twittic

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PHOTOS BY ANDREW BILLINGTON PHOTOGRAPHY

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Director - Theresa Heskins/ Vicki Amedume

Costumes designed by Lis Evans

Lighting designed by Daniella Beattie