Moscow Circus returns to Launceston with 'an extreme production'

Performer Elly Rowbotham said this show no longer includes animals.

''They were retired about two years ago; it's all people now.'' Elly said.

''It's an extreme production.''

Sisters Tianni and Tanika Weber are seventh-generation circus performers who started at five years old. It's no wonder the pair don't experience pre-show nerves.

''Once you've been doing it a while, you start to lose the nerves of performing for new crowds - you get excited more than anything,'' Tianni said.

The Great Moscow Circus has been running since 1965 and is entirely Australian-owned, with international acts. The show is not related to Russia in any way. The name comes from a recognisable international school called The Moscow Circus School.

Marketing manager and partner of the show Mark Edgley anticipates the audience will get a real ''wow'' factor from the show's extreme stunts.

''The Great Moscow Circus is a brand new show and really is the world's most famous circus,'' Mr Edgley said.

Elly, Tianni and Elly all agree that the audience's reactions to high-adrenaline stunts make them ''more excited.''

Mr Edgley says the Moscow Circus is ''definitely a show for all ages and is affordable to everybody.''

The show runs from February 15th until March 3rd at Glebe Farm in Launceston.