The countdown is on

The countdown is on to one of the most unusual and entertaining theatre productions of the year, BARNUM!

StagedRight Youth Theatre has presented its annual musical at The Sands Centre every July for the past 18 years, but, due to issues concerning concrete in the roof, the group was almost forced to cancel this year’s production.

When Cumbria’s leading arts venue closed last summer, StagedRight was forced to think out of the box and, one of their first ideas became their best: The Garden at Eden Marquee which is in the grounds of Eden Golf Club.

The permanent structure is to be transformed into a circus as Barnum is the story of The Greatest Showman and set in a big top.

Barnum is a dreamer and king of humbug. He persuades passers-by to come and see the oldest women in the world, the smallest man and Jumbo, the largest elephant. The show is a cavalcade of colour, brilliant music and amazing costumes, all performed by an award-winning cast of 80 which is accompanied by a live orchestra.