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  • Venue Royal Festival Hall, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 30 December 2024
  • Running time 80 minutes
  • Age guidelines 8+

Stunts, Sequins, Flippers and Feathers! Experience Swan Lake like never before with Circa’s brand new show Duck Pond in London.

The trailblazing Australian circus company Circa are back in London this Christmas with Duck Pond – their extraordinary reimagining of Swan Lake to London.

Duck Pond is a daring extravaganza that blends spectacular circus and world-class performance for audiences of all ages, that is brimming with eye-popping stunts, jaw-dropping aerials and rib-tickling comedy.

Feathers will fly in this exhilarating tale of beautiful swans, a hapless prince, and a cheeky flipper-wearing duck army.

Circa is one of the world’s leading performance companies and at the forefront of the new wave of contemporary circus, blurring the lines between movement, dance, theatre and circus.

Duck Pond is playing at the Royal Festival Hall from 19 to 30 December 2024.

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Who are the creative team of Circa's Duck Pond?

Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa ensemble.

Director and Stage Design Yaron Lifschitz; Composer and Sound Designer Jethro Woodward; Costume Designer Libby McDonnell; Lighting Designer Alexander Berlage; Associate Director Marty Evans; Dramaturg/Associate Choreographer Rani Luther; Voice Over Artist Elise Greig.

Duck Pond is co-commissioned by QPAC and The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, The Art House Wyong, Frankston Arts Centre, HOTA – Home of the Arts, Merrigong Theatre Company and Orange Civic Theatre.

Venue Information

Royal Festival Hall , Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

Nearest Tube or Train: Embankment Station (District Line, Circle Line); Waterloo Station (Jubilee Line, Northern Line)

Nearest Buses: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, RV1

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Critics' reviews of Circa's Duck Pond

★★★★ "Funny, scary and kind of kinky, this circus mash up of ‘Swan Lake’ and the ugly duckling is a seasonal treat" - TimeOut (2024)

★★★★ "Swan Lake as you’ve never seen it before" - The Times (2024)

"Circa deliver wow moments and ornate arrangements" - The Guardian (2024)

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