Caroline McGuire

The performance takes part in a big top, following a young girl called Max who discovers her potential as a showman. But while the plot is pretty weak, the big budget song and dance spectacles and the circus exhibitions that go alongside them are truly brilliant. You’ve never seen a circus show like this before - the big songs, recognisable from the blockbuster movie that inspired it - feel like Hollywood-style performances. And the acts are top tier. We watched strongmen bounce each other into the sky, an acrobat spin 40ft high by her hair and an incredible fire display that saw a woman set fire to her body… on purpose.