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‘My God, it’s a panic attack to watch’: Giffords Circus on its most dangerous show yet

The Gloucestershire-based troupe, created 26 years ago by the late Nell Gifford and her husband Toti, is back with its most dangerous show yet, blending traditional skills with cutting-edge theatrics … and the dreaded Wheel of Death

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

HMS Pinafore review – carry on up the poop deck in ENO’s daffy Gilbert and Sullivan staging

Packed full of physical comedy and double-entendres, Cal McCrystal’s production is brought to vibrant life by a strong cast, with Mel Giedroyc an engagingly anarchic presence

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025

The week in classical: The Merry Widow; Aldeburgh festival – review

Thomas Allen steals a witty, sparkling new production of Léhar’s masterpiece, and a cosmic world premiere from Judith Weir lives up to her star billing

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024

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The Merry Widow review – De Niese and Olvera are compelling, but camp fun stifles subtlety

Double entendres, extra dialogue and sight gags ensure that Cal McCrystal’s new staging entertains, but it’s at the expense of emotional power. In the pit, John Wilson is superlative, likewise Germán Olvera’s charismatic Danilo

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

The Merry Widow at Glyndebourne review: Cal McCrystal brings Hollywood glamour to this stylish revival

There are genuinely funny moments throughout, while it also captures the heartache that makes The Merry Widow the masterpiece it is

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2024

‘Baddies are my new type’: Mathew Baynton on Ghosts, Wonka and wicked villains

He is about to say goodbye to his role in beloved spectral sitcom Ghosts. But dastardly turns in Wonka and a festive Agatha Christie drama suggest the actor’s future is bright – if somewhat nefarious

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023

Iolanthe review – from Nadine Dorries to flying lords, the spiralling absurdity makes this a delight

Cal McCrystal’s joyous Gilbert and Sullivan staging returns to English National Opera packed with pantomime animals, visual and verbal gags and, above all, terrific singing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

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‘If you can get it right it is magical’: Sir Ian McKellen to star in touring panto production of Mother Goose

Show has been written by ‘Coronation Street’’s Jonathan Harvey and is directed by Cal McCrystal

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Sir Ian McKellen to star in touring panto production of Mother Goose

The show has been written by Coronation Street’s Jonathan Harvey and is directed by Cal McCrystal.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Inside Gifford’s Circus: the Cotswolds institution bringing magic to middle England

For over 20 years, Gifford’s Circus has been bringing kitsch comedy and knife-throwing to village greens. Oh, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a fan. Isobel Lewis meets the people who really did run away with the circus

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

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