A theatre audience was left stunned when two acrobats plunged to the floor during a routine 30ft above the stage. The incident occurred on Friday night during a performance by the Circus of Horrors .
Audience members gasped when the performers crashed to the ground from ribbons suspended in the air at Victoria Hall in Hanley. The show was stopped and screens immediately put around the two performers, StokeonTrentLive reports.
Kayleigh Burton and partner Kev Coles, 43, were on the front row when the incident took place. They had paid had paid £90 to see the show which they described as ‘amazing’. Initially they thought the fall was part of the performance, but it soon became apparent it was not planned.
