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The Revel Puck Circus brings A Glimmer Daze Gambit to Norwood Rec
Contemporary big top circus comes to Croydon this summer: The Revel Puck Circus brings A Glimmer Daze Gambit to Norwood Recreation Ground. Dive into a high-octane, story-led, contemporary big top experience with world-class acrobatic performances, an international cast centred around hope and community
The Revel Puck Circus, the East London-born contemporary circus company known for its high-energy, inclusive big top shows, is bringing its latest production A Glimmer Daze Gambit to Croydon this summer.
The Revel Puck Big Top will land at Norwood Recreation Ground for a limited one-week run from Thursday 20 August to Sunday 23 August 2026, bringing a joyful, high-spectacle circus experience to families, arts lovers and people new to circus.
A Glimmer Daze Gambit is a show about hope, arrival and community. Stella and Kit have finally arrived at their dream home - a circus. Desperate to join the troupe, they’ve brought everything they think they might need. Having never seen a circus before, they’ve had to imagine what might be of use.
Through a journey of discovery, they realise that to fail is to learn, that community is forged in the mistakes, and that to care about something is as important as the thing itself.
Presented in Revel Puck’s signature style, this is high-spectacle, largely non-verbal storytelling through mime, clowning and acrobatics. The show is designed to be welcoming for a wide range of audiences, including families and those discovering circus for the first time.
What to expect in the ring
Inside the Revel Puck Big Top, audiences can expect a proper parade of skills, including:
Teeterboard
Aerial cradle
Straps
Cloud swing
Bounce juggling
Icarian acrobatics
Group acrobatics
Plus a Revel Puck original that has become a signature crowd moment, the Rola Globe, a giant globe topped with a square platform, where nine performers balance together in a breath-holding feat of teamwork, timing and nerve.
The Revel Puck Circus, the East London-born contemporary circus company known for its high-energy, inclusive big top shows, is bringing its latest production A Glimmer Daze Gambit to Croydon this summer.
The Revel Puck Big Top will land at Norwood Recreation Ground for a limited one-week run from Thursday 20 August to Sunday 23 August 2026, bringing a joyful, high-spectacle circus experience to families, arts lovers and people new to circus.
A Glimmer Daze Gambit is a show about hope, arrival and community. Stella and Kit have finally arrived at their dream home - a circus. Desperate to join the troupe, they’ve brought everything they think they might need. Having never seen a circus before, they’ve had to imagine what might be of use.
Through a journey of discovery, they realise that to fail is to learn, that community is forged in the mistakes, and that to care about something is as important as the thing itself.
Presented in Revel Puck’s signature style, this is high-spectacle, largely non-verbal storytelling through mime, clowning and acrobatics. The show is designed to be welcoming for a wide range of audiences, including families and those discovering circus for the first time.
What to expect in the ring
Inside the Revel Puck Big Top, audiences can expect a proper parade of skills, including:
Teeterboard
Aerial cradle
Straps
Cloud swing
Bounce juggling
Icarian acrobatics
Group acrobatics
Plus a Revel Puck original that has become a signature crowd moment, the Rola Globe, a giant globe topped with a square platform, where nine performers balance together in a breath-holding feat of teamwork, timing and nerve.
Thu 20 Aug to Sunday 23 August
Norwood Recreation Ground, Tennison Road, South Norwood, London SE25 6TG
Running time: 100 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)Tickets and information: www.tixr.com/groups/revelpuckcircus
Thursday 20 August — 4:30pm, 7pm (preview)
Friday 21 August — 4:30pm, 7pm
Saturday 22 August — 11am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm
Sunday 23 August — 11am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm
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