The Exploded Circus

Roll up, Roll up!

Roll up, Roll up! The circus is coming to town and you’re invited to meet the characters from Mimbre’ new show The Exploded Circus. The show opens into the moment where an explosion has been frozen in time, the remnants of a big top caught mid-air – with everything from circus ring, sequins and fairground…
Alice Allart / Madame Ringmaster

Alice Allart As promised, we met up with our performers to find out more about The Exploded Circus. We asked them a few questions about their characters (possibly getting in their way), hoping to find more out about the back story for the show. We’ll introduce a new performer/character everyday starting with the amazing Alice Allart.…
Announcing: meet the characters from The Exploded Circus

Roll up Roll up! The circus is coming to town and you’re invited to meet the characters from The Exploded Circus. As we eagerly prepare the show, we will be introducing our multi-skilled and charming cast through the lens of their characters. By the time you hear the rumble of a distant explosion they will hopefully…
What do you worry about?

The last question we think had the most interesting responses: we asked the young people at our workshops what it is that worries them the most. One of their biggest worries was their GCSEs, which was not surprising. We are certain however that, with their maturity and intelligence, our young people are going to do…
What does it mean to be human?

We continue our series with the second question. The young people were asked to think about what being human means to them (something a bit more broad and warm this time). The answers were truly heartwarming and show how observant young people are. The pictures read: Being creative, being tolerant, to be yourself have fun…
What would you rebuild?

In the past few months we’ve asked the young people taking part in our workshops a series of questions. We were really curious to find out their answers as they related to our show’s themes. They were so inspiring that we’ve been using some of the answers as inspiration points as we work on our…
Lighting Tech & Production Electrician positions

This position is from 2018 and now closed. Mimbre seeks an experienced Lighting Technician and Relighter and a Production Electrician to work on our new production, The Exploded Circus. Please note these are two separate positions for different periods of time. The Exploded Circus will tour with a self-standing rig to theatre venues, circus tents…
Pitch for our microsite

Mimbre is a female-led acrobatic theatre company. We make contemporary circus shows that fuse narrative with breathtaking movement. We are currently working on our new production: The Exploded Circus, an all-female contemporary circus production that uses the scene of a devastated circus and its performers as an allegory to explore themes around change, belonging and…
Cast for The Exploded Circus

We’re incredibly pleased and excited to announce the cast for our upcoming show The Exploded Circus. We work with astonishing women to tell powerful visual stories. In The Exploded Circus we will continue to push the boundaries of physical work with a cast made up of six versatile circus artists: Alice Allart on trick bike…