Give your child the chance to join their #Dancefam on an exciting group theatre trip! Theatre outings are always a highlight at YRAD! It's a fantastic chance to be inspired by the performances we love, all while enjoying the experience together 💜 (and you save on buying extra tickets for family members who would otherwise need to accompany them!) Please review the notes section for specific show details and age recommendations. Students are welcome to bring their own money for drinks, snacks, programmes, etc. (Please note, many venues only accept cards, but our team/chaperones will do our best help with cash exchange where needed). We arrive 45 minutes before the show starts, as requested by theatres for large groups, so please ensure a prompt drop off. If we sell out of our tickets, feel free to book yours independently—it's a fantastic experience for your young performer!
Camp notes
Step right up and enter the dazzling world of P.T. Barnum, where imagination and ambition know no bounds. Hand in hand with wife Charity, Barnum’s life and career twists and turns as he schemes and dreams his way to headier heights.
West End favourite and TV star Lee Mead will take centre stage as the legendary 19th century showman P.T. Barnum. Lee shot to stardom with his breakout win on Any Dream Will Do and acclaimed performances in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Wicked, and Legally Blonde.
This spectacular new staging will feature an extraordinary ensemble cast of over 20 actor-musicians playing 150 instruments, acrobats and amazing circus acts. Audiences are certain to delight at every sight, wonder and miracle that the name Barnum stands for!
Barnum first took the UK by storm when it played the London Palladium, with Michael Crawford making theatrical history with a death-defying nightly tightrope walk across the stage. And now, Lee Mead steps into Barnum’s shoes and on to the tightrope!
Come follow the band with the glorious music of multi-award-winner Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart’s lyrics and Mark Bramble’s book. Barnum features a whole host of classic show tunes including Join the Circus, Colours of My Life, Come Follow the Band and Love Makes Such Fools of Us All.
Age Guidance for the show is 10+. (We will permit younger students if parents feel it's appropriate - please research the show to check)
Show length: 2hr 15minutes (incl interval).
Meet / Collect point: Cliffords Tower
Meet time: 6:45pm
Collect time: 9:55pm
Please take own card payment options for snacks / programmes etc (cashless venue).