New ‘Vegas-style’ show inspired by hit Hollywood blockbuster set to open in the UK later this year
FANS of the award-winning film The Greatest Showman will have the chance to experience a brand-new iteration of the Hollywood Blockbuster later this year.
A new circus show, inspired by the 2017 film starring Hugh Jackman, is set to open in London later this year.
Performances of COME ALIVE! – the thrilling Circus Spectacular will start on September 23, 2024, at The Empress Museum in Earl’s Court.
The show will have a mixture of musical theatre numbers and world-class circus performances.
Circus stars from Cirque du Soleil and musical theatre talent from London’s West End are set to feature in the brand-new show.
Overall, the cast will consist of more than 30 acrobats, jugglers, dancers, singers and actors.
Hit songs like This is Me, Rewrite the Stars and A Million Dreams are also slated to feature.
Award-winning Creative Director Simon Hammerstein is the mastermind behind other productions like Usher’s sold-out ‘My Way’ Las Vegas Residency, so it’s bound to be a Vegas-style affair.
The production is a joint venture between Outside The Box Amusements and TSG Entertainment.
Early access tickets for COME ALIVE! – the thrilling Circus Spectacular go on sale from tomorrow (July 17, 2024).
General release tickets will go on sale on Thursday (July 18, 2024), with previews set to start on September 23, 2024.
Further details such as dates, times, and ticket prices have yet to be revealed.
OTHER NEW LONDON ATTRACTIONS
Paradox Museum
There are plenty of other attractions set to open in London over the coming weeks, including the Paradox Museum.
Launching tomorrow, the exhibit features 25 different crazy rooms with mazes, gravity-defying furniture and mind-bending tunnels.
Much like the Museum Of Ice Cream and the Balloon Museum, this isn’t a museum in the traditional sense – more of an opportunity for plenty of selfies.
But that will suit the hordes of Millennial and Gen Z visitors just fine, because between all the 50 family-friendly interactive displays and optical illusions, there are plenty of Instagrammable moments.
A description on the website reads: “Step into a world where nothing makes sense yet everything feels real. Come, explore, and let paradoxes redefine your reality.”
Victoria & Albert Museum
A huge new exhibition about mega-star Taylor Swift is set to open in the UK later this month.
Some of Taylor Swift‘s personal items will be going on display at the V&A Museum in South Kensington, London.
The huge new exhibition, which is called Taylor Swift | Songbook Trail, will celebrate the creativity of the pop icon’s costumes, music videos and lyrics.
According to the V&A Museum, the exhibition will also explore the artist’s childhood and recording legacy.
Sun Travel's Favourite Museums in the UK
THERE are plenty of great museums dotted across the country, here are some of our favourites.
Victoria & Albert Museum – Sophie Swietochowski, Assistant Travel Editor
London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, which dates back to 1852, simply oozes history from the building itself to what’s in it, but that’s not to say its exhibitions are dated.
A free “songbook trail” from mega star, Taylor Swift, launches next week, plus there are installations from some of the most renowned artists in the world.
I can easily spend a whole day getting lost in its ancient collections tucked away in a hidden corner – sometimes it can feel like you have the whole place to yourself
Beamish – Ryan Gray, Travel Reporter
Beamish is unlike any typical “museum” in that it’s basically a fully-functioning town in County Durham, offering a genuine look at what life would have been like for people during various stages throughout the past.
It has a miners’ pit village, farms, shops, a pub, a school and even a dentist among its businesses and reconstructions, all created to provide people with an experience as close to stepping back in time as possible.
Recently, it has expanded to include a new 1950s town, which includes a toy shop, a welfare hall and a cinema that has been painstakingly brought in and rebuilt from Ryhope in Sunderland.
If I’m ever up in the north east, I try and make sure I pay a visit to Beamish to make the most of my annual ticket. It’s especially great at Christmas when the skating rink is up and carol singers can be found gathering in the town’s bandstand, along with brass bands if you turn up on the right day.
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery – Hope Brotherton, Travel Reporter
It’s safe to say I fell in love with art, history and culture at this Birmingham-based museum.
Following a four-year closure, the museum partially reopened to the public with an exhibition on Victorian Radicals featuring a collection of paintings from the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
You can bet the next time I visit my hometown, I will be wandering through the exhibition.
Meanwhile, this UK town is home to one of the world’s best car museums.
And this world class UK museum reopened earlier this year.
