Play Reviews: Big top falls flat
... Big top falls flat SHEPHERDS BUSH Barnum IT MUST have seemed like a great idea to stage Barnum, a musical about the circus, in a circus tent. But in the upshot it did not come off particularly well on press night, which was admittedly reached with some difficulty owing to the previous week's high winds, which severely reduced sal time. Some of the circus skills, notably in juggling and ...