World famous circus comes to north Leeds

The spectacular Moscow State Circus is back in the UK for a summer tour and will set up in the historic surroundings of Harewood House for a six-day stint from Thursday August 23.

The famous circus will be performing its latest production, ‘Gostinitsa’, which bosses promise has “all the spectacle and nerve-tingling, edge-of-your-seat thrills for the whole family”.

It includes acts which recently shared the pitch with singing star Robbie Williams at the opening ceremony of the World Cup.

A spokesperson for the circus said: “The Moscow State Circus has been planning this event for the last two years and the artists have been in training ready for this world-beating performance, which promises to be breath-taking.”

The Gostinitsa show will feature award-winning clowns, the Chervotkins Duo, guiding the audience through acts including the Didyk Troupe - acrobats on Europe’s only double Russian swings - and the Alighanov Troupe, whose act includes two ten-metre poles balanced on one shoulder of a man, with three girls climbing and spinning to the top.

Five brave stars will also walk the high wire, and unicyclists the Gorodetskiys Duo and trapeze artists add to the jaw-dropping line-up in the big top.

The circus’s opening show runs daily every evening - with additional afternoon performances on Sunday August 26 and Bank Holiday Monday August 27 - until Tuesday August 28. Tickets from £12 adults, visit www.moscowstatecircus.com or phone ticketmaster 0844 856 5555 or the Bigtop box office 020 3375 3970.