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Lifestyle
Liz Hobday

Roll up, roll up, the circus is back in town

Giant puppets replace real elephants in Circus 1903 which is returning to Sydney. (HANDOUT/SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE)

A hit circus show that premiered in Australia before travelling the world for seven years is returning to the Sydney Opera House.

Circus 1903 is the brainchild of creative producer Simon Painter, and it's named for a time when screens didn't exist, circuses toured the country, and the audience had never seen an elephant.

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