The Circus of Horrors has had a major revamp and is back rockin’ and shockin’ with fangtastic new show The Ventriloquist. 16 years after its conception at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival, the show has gone on to tour the world achieving cult status and dragging the circus screaming and shouting into the 21st century and beyond. We have teamed up with the organisers of the show to promote their competition to give five lucky readers the chance to see the show at Opera House, Manchester on Monday 12th March, 2012.

The new show is set in opulent surroundings of a cabaret that was struggling to make ends meet, new blood was needed and it was found when Dr Haze rolled into town with his Vampire Vaudeville show, featuring hair hanging beauties, twisted contortionists, flying aerialists, demon dwarfs, gyrating jugglers, voodoo warriors, pickled people and its latest and greatest new found star The Ventriloquist. Inspired by the Evil Ventriloquist movies ‘Devil Doll’ and ‘The Dead of Night’ the storey twists and turns, sending a shiver down your spine as the dummy seems to take on a life of its own.

With a brilliant and awe inspiring supporting cast The Circus of Horrors features some of the greatest, most bizarre and beautiful circus acts on earth. Where else can you see a beautiful creature hung upside-down while a dare devil trapeze artist performs an exquisite ariel act hung solely from her partners hair! Where else can you see a contortionist contort her body while firing an arrow from a long bow with her feet! All this and a whole lot more. Without a doubt the chilling tale of THE VENTRILOQUIST is a musical masterpiece, with the pulsating live Rock music from Dr Haze and his band and the most sinister and sensational Circus of Horrors show to date.

HOW TO WIN!

Simply answer the following question and email us (click here) your answer, together with your name, address and daytime contact telephone number (please mark Lancashire Circus Competition in your subject line). Closing date is March 7, 2012 at 12 noon. Usual Newsquest rules apply click here for full list. The Circus of Horrors may wish to contact you with further information, which may be of interest to you. Should you not wish to receive such information, please mark NO DATA on your entry.

QUESTION: The conception of The Circus of Horrors was at which festival?