Underbelly and the Southbank Centre Launch LONDON WONDERGROUND Today

LonDon Wonderground returns for its second year, bringing a piece of Coney Island to the South Bank of London. Underbelly and the Southbank Centre will present a summer long festival of the world's best cabaret, circus and sideshows from today, 24 July.

The current site will expand once the Udderbelly cow moves to Edinburgh and will embrace the world of the unusual and unique to become the capitals playground. The Wonderground offers live entertainment, fairground rides and outdoor bars, creating an amusement ground to be enjoyed by all on the transformed coach park between the Royal Festival Hall and the London Eye.

LIMBO will continue to headline in the 1920s inspired Spiegeltent until the 29 September. The critically acclaimed show is a heady mix of circus, acrobatics, live music and dance which has been exciting audiences since May.

Upcoming season highlights include:

BRIEFS: THE SECOND COMING: Fresh from glitter bombing the globe, the cult variety show returns to London with a brand spanking new show.

Rob Delaney: His Soho Theatre debut last year sold out in one hour, after just one tweet from the man instead. With close to one million followers and named the "Funniest Person on Twitter" he is one of the brightest and most brilliant live stand-ups rounds. He comes to LonDon Wonderground for two nights only.

Shlomo: Internationally acclaimed, record breaking human beatboxer and World Loopstation Champion is back with his latest show. Shlomo will also be performing his is ground-breaking award-winning Shlomo's Beatbox Adventures for Kids for 4 shows only in August.

Silencio: Prepare yourself for an immersive trip to a parallel world as you enter a silent scene of film, cabaret, disco and live music. The award-winning East End Cabaret are Creative Directors.

LonDon Wonderground is part of Southbank Centre's Festival of Neighbourhood with MasterCard this summer until the 8 September. The festival will celebrate neighbourhood in all its meanings and explore what it is to have and be a neighbour.

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