Fireside // Nikki & JD and Lost Dog (UK) (Heart of BS13)

Gather around the fire and let us remind you of what it was to be afraid of the dark.
Don’t build the fire too high, sing too loud or laugh too heartily because he’s out there and he’s hungry…

The award-winning circus company Nikki & JD in collaboration with Lost Dog create an outdoor show that combines circus, dance, theatre and live music to re-enact the original horror story. The one about the monster, and the monster’s mother, and the dragon and the hero and the severed limbs.

Dark, comic and dangerous, this is a modern re-telling of the ancient epic, Beowulf.

A photo of a performer adressing an audiece who can be seen in the foreground. The performer stands on an outside stage and the city scape of Bristol can be seen in the background.

Quotes:

On Fireside
“It was a fantastic, atmospheric, both tense and funny performance. The acrobatics was awesome” Audience member in Derby

“Fantastic entertainment, very funny, extremely talented guys! Well done!” in Derby

Access: The performance at Heart of BS13 on Saturday 18th October does not include BSL interpretation. An alternative BSL-interpreted performance will take place at the Trinity Centre on Friday 17th October.

Location: Outdoor performance

A photo of four performers, three of them are performing a three high shoulder stand on an outside stage surrounded by firepots. The audience look on.

Event Info:

This event was part of Circus City 2025 and took place on Saturday 18th October

Venue: Heart of BS13

Ticket price: £1, £10, £13, £17, £25

Image Credit: Featured image – Simon Beckett, Photographs from Circus City by Anna Barclay

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