Roll Up! Roll Up! Mini Madams and Monsieur’s! The Bangin’ Big Top is cartwheelin’ into town! Come feast your eyes, kiddiewinks, on our Bangin’ motley crew as we perform our wild tricks for you. Our strongman’s got rhythm and twinkletoes, our marvelous magician has magical woes, and the charms of the snake-charmer are only out done by the ballroom-dancing of a Bollywood clown.There’ll be Hula Hoops’ by the hundred, juggling, puppets galore…
What’s that you say? You say you want more?
Curious of the intimate grooming habits of the bearded lady? Well perhaps the Siamese twins of Saigon will tell you the true meaning of separation anxiety. Watch our Jack as he pop ‘n’ locks out of his box, to the beat of a giant boom box. A circus of wonders, you won’t believe your eyes, where the songs of the ukulele tell no lies. Yes roll up folks, don’t be shy. Don’t miss this sideshow extravaganza! Run away with The Bangin’ Big Top Bonanza!
Dates: September 28th – 30th & October 1st, 6th, 7th 8th
Times:
- 12:30pm / 28th – 30th of September & October 1st
- 1:30pm / 6th, 7th, 8th of October
Duration: 45 minutes
Ages: 5 to 12 year olds & their families
Venue: Studio One, Northcote Town Hall
Cost: $15 regular, $12 concession
Bookings: (03) 9481 9500 or Click Here
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I took my 3.5 year old son and 8 year old nephew to the show. I really enjoyed the show and thought it was cleverly produced. It was very colourful and had a lot of fun choreography. There was a great mixture of music and different acts. Whilst we loved coming to the show, it didn’t have as much of the ‘wow’ factor that the 8 year old boy loves (ie trapeze and rope in the air type acts). In retrospect I think it would have been better to take him to the Flea Circus show and the younger group to this show. There wasn’t a lot of dialogue, so I think toddlers would love the show. I now see that the colourful brochure says ‘all ages’ but on the info it says 5-12. I know it must be difficult to come up with age recommendations, but I think audiences would be bigger if a lot of the shows were listed as all ages.
Hi Nick, thanks for your awesome feedback. I’ll keep that in mind for next year. We try really hard to list our shows for relevant ages… i.e., some shows are 0 to 8, some workshops 9 to 12, etc. We’ll try and be more detailed next year. Cheers!
Thanks for putting together such an amazing and original show! Fantastic costumes, well directed, excellent humour, and well practised tricks. It’s clear that a lot of thought and energy has gone into the Bangin Big Top Bam Bam circus. Can we run away with you?
“I loved the hat juggling best – I’ve never seen that before”. Willa
Two talented, entertaining and clever performers. Great music. Lots of fun and quirky humour throughout – a great show for young and old, something for everyone. A highlight of the festival, thank you Jo
I didn’t know what to expect from this show, but I was pleasantly surprised. My 5-year-old was enthralled by the Charlie Chaplin-inspired humour, bright colours, puppets and dancing, as was I. But what impressed me the most was the artistic direction. This was no amateur collection of hula hoop stunts and bottom jokes. The costumes were fantastic and the characters were memorable. Additionally, the music this duo have selected for their performance was outstanding, and the choreography to go with it was extremely clever and professionally executed, more reminiscent of Cirque de Soleil than Circus Oz. It was quirky, original, at times ridiculous, and thoroughly entertaining. Bravo.