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The Revel Puck Circus brings a brand-new show to Victoria Gardens
Contemporary big top circus returns to Brighton this summer: The Revel Puck Circus brings a brand-new show to Victoria Gardens. 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 Victoria Gardens in Brighton for a two-week run from Thursday 27 August to Sunday 6 September 2026.
A seaside city favourite for culture lovers and families alike, Brighton will host the Revel Puck Big Top as part of the company’s first-ever large-scale touring season, a major UK journey bringing world-class contemporary circus into the heart of local communities.
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, 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 first-time circus-goers.
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
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 Victoria Gardens in Brighton for a two-week run from Thursday 27 August to Sunday 6 September 2026.
A seaside city favourite for culture lovers and families alike, Brighton will host the Revel Puck Big Top as part of the company’s first-ever large-scale touring season, a major UK journey bringing world-class contemporary circus into the heart of local communities.
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, 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 first-time circus-goers.
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
Thu 27 Aug to Sunday 6 September
Victoria Gardens, Marlborough Place, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1WN
Tickets and information: www.tixr.com/groups/revelpuckcircus Thursday 27 August – 4:30pm, 7pm (£10 preview)
Friday 28 August – 4:30pm, 7pm
Saturday 29 August – 11am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm
Sunday 30 August – 11am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm
Monday 31 August – 2:00pm (extra show – Bank Holiday)
Thursday 3 September – 4:30pm, 7pm
Friday 4 September – 4:30pm, 7pm
Saturday 5 September – 11am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm
Sunday 6 September – 11am, 2:30pm
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