No Show comes to the Edinburgh Festival for a season at Summerhall (The Old Lab). With an all-female cast, No Show deconstructs superhuman circus performers and shows them as vulnerable and human.
What do you expect when you go to the circus? The greatest show on earth? The glitzy smiles, the glitter of sequins, the drum rolls as performers who seem superhuman effortlessly perform death-defying acts?
Creator Ellie Dubois returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after her highly acclaimed Ringside in 2015. No Show joyously and heartbreakingly reveals what lies hidden beneath the showmanship. Instead of showing only perfect tricks, No Show starts to unveil attempts and failures, revealing frustrations and how artists are pitted against each other.
Behind the flawless smiles and perfect execution of traditional circus performance, see the wobbles, the pain and the real cost of aiming for perfection. This is a show for anyone who has tried, failed and failed better.
No Show is devised and performed by Francesca Hyde, Kate McWilliam, Michelle Ross, Lisa Chudulla and Alice Gilmartin with costumes designed by Jennie Loof and lighting design by Chris Hoyle.
No Show will play at Summerhall (The Old Lab) from 2nd August at 16:15 (not 10th, 21st).
