Little Mermaid - The Circus Sensation

Spectacular circus and spellbinding songs combine in this extraordinary new adaptation from the award-winning Metta Theatre. With awe-inspiring acrobatics and hauntingly beautiful original songs this is a show for everyone. 

The Little Mermaid longs for life on land, the Prince is consumed by the lure of the sea. When a raging storm brings them together, the wheels of fate are set in motion. Sacrificing her voice to the powerful Sea Witch, the Mermaid will face many more obstacles if she is ever to be with her Prince. For life on land is not as she dreamed and, unable to return to her sisters beneath, she remains floating helplessly above the waves. Her only hope rests with her sisters - can they help the Prince conquer his fears, return to the sea and reveal his true feelings, before it is too late...

Written by Poppy Burton-Morgan and Designed by William Reynolds - the team that brought you the smash hit Jungle Book - with music by Matt Devereaux, and starring some of the world’s leading circus artists, this breathtakingly beautiful production will enchant everyone from 8 to 108. A triumphant tale of love overcoming all. 
 

Listen to the amazing songs from the show...

SHOW DETAILS

UK Tour: Spring 2018

Underbelly Festival - London Southbank

PREVIOUS VENUES:

Keswick - Theatre by the Lake
Derby - Derby Theatre
York - Theatre Royal
Salford Quays - The Lowry
Exeter - Exeter Northcott Theatre
Malvern - Forum Theatre
Windsor - Theatre Royal

CAST & CREATIVES

CAST

Little* / Fearful / Bride | Rosie Rowlands
Little* / Fearful / Bride | Tilly Lee-Kronick
Careful / Tailor | Rosalind Ford
Curious | Aelfwyn Shipton
Strong / Seawitch* / Father | Roo Jenkyn-Jones
Carefree / Seawitch* | Josh Frazer
Prince / Seahorse | Matt Knight (tour) & Benjamin Di'Ath (London)

Narrator (Voice over) | Shirley Darroch
Counterweighters | Roo Jenkyn-Jones, Josh Frazer & Matt Knight / Benjamin Di'Ath

*Alternating performances

CREATIVES

Book, Lyrics & additional song Melodies | Poppy Burton-Morgan
Composer & Orchestrator | Matt Devereaux
Director | Poppy Burton-Morgan
Musical Supervisor, Live Orchestrations & Arrangements | Candida Caldicot
Set & Lighting Designer | William Reynolds
Sound Designer | Andy Graham
Costume Designer | Loren Elstein
Costume Supervisor | Rosie Harrison
Puppetry Designer | Poppy Burton-Morgan
Circus Choreography | Devised by the Company
Waltz Choreography | Laura Kriefman
Assistant Director | Alice Wordsworth
Assistant Director | Abi Clarke
Assistant Designer & Illustrator | Elinor Turner
PR | Laura Horton
Production Photographer | Robert Day
Rehearsal Photographer & Trailer | Joseph Lynn
Company Stage Manager | Sarah Grey
Stage Manager | Marie- Claude
Technical Stage Manager | David Selmes
Assistant Stage Manager | Cosmo Cooper
Stage Management Intern | Julia Bergy
Stage Management Intern | Sarah Sokolowski
Production Assistant |Liana Runcie
Rigging Consultant | Joe White
Additional Rigging Consultant | Roo Jenkyn-Jones
Structural Engineers | Campbell Reith
Costume Maker | Michelle Charles
Costume Maker | Paul Aspinall
Set Builders | Footprint Scenery
Lighting Programmer | Christopher Nairne
Technician | Adam King
Production Electrician | Mel Wells
Environmental Sustainability Consultant | Elina Karimaa
Recording Studio | Pure Soho
Marine Biology Consultants |Noah & Finn Morgan-Reynolds

Supported by the Point, Eastleigh

GALLERY

REVIEWS

★★★★ 'Excellent... Spectacular... Amazing... Ingenious... Delightful' - Remote Goat

★★★★ ‘stunning, sophisticated, genuine wow factor’ - Manchester Theatre Awards

★★★★ ‘spellbinding… the perfect blend of circus and musical theatre’ - Upstaged Manchester

★★★★ ‘an acrobatic fantasia of delights, inspiring, stupendous, sublime…a work of magical magnificence’ - North West End (York) 

★★★★ ‘imaginative beyond belief…extraordinary, brilliant, spellbinding, Astounding’ - North West End (Manchester)

★★★★ ‘beautiful and heartwarming’ - What's Good To Do

‘Gasp-inducing...stunning’ - The Stage

‘Death-defying...extraordinary...a joy to behold' - British Theatre Guide

‘magic…magnificent… irresistible’ - Exeunt

Fantastic…exquisite’ - York Press

‘Amazing and spectacular’ - Yorkshire Wonders

‘Soul stirring music… stunning’ - Arts York