Audacious Mr Astley
The man who invented circuses comes to #Tyneside! With his wife, war hero and trick-rider Phillip Astley roped off a Ring in an open field in Lambeth, London, near today's Waterloo Station, and from Easter Monday 1768 performed astounding displays of equestrian expertise. Building on their early success, the couple added a clown, rope-walkers and acrobats to their presentation, and the circus was born. Professional ringmaster and actor Chris Barltrop performs his own one-man play in whic
12 noon and 2pm - each performance is 45 minutes. £5 (Children / concessions £4 - carers go free) + small booking fee
Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Tyne and Wear NE1 4JA
Sat 16 Mar 2019