Camp Dracula back to his county roots DORSET’S Douglas Child will return to his roots when the Circus of Horrors comes to his home county.

Douglas hails from Blandford Forum and attended Pimperne Primary School.

He will return to Dorset when Circus of Horrors is performed in Wimborne on July 21 and then in Bridport on July 27. Douglas saw an advert looking for a someone to play Nosferatu – The Camp Dracula in the new Circus of Horrors spectacular.

He said: “Performing on a West End stage was a nerve racking experience but I am much more nervous of performing in front of the home crowd.

“This, combined with the release of the Dr Haze (the Circus founder) autobiography Mud Blood and Glitter have certainly made it an exciting time for The Circus of Horrors.

The last couple of years has seen the profile of The Circus of Horrors jump tremendously after rampaging into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent followed by appearances on TV shows including The X Factor, The Slammer, Daybreak, Fairground Attractions, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Body Shockers and Fake Reaction The show performed in the West End every Monday for eight weeks as part of its London After Midnight’ tour.

The current tour saw another giant leap for the show when it began a series of dates in The Lyric theatre in London’s West End, the first time a circus has appeared in a West End Theatre for 100 years and a fitting way to celebrate 18 bloody years of Shock n’ Roll.

In addition to the London date’s they will be engaging in a huge British tour, taking in around 100 venues in most of the UK’s major cities from Aberdeen in Scotland to Truro in Cornwall.

The show has become the first circus to perform in the West End theatre for over 100 years.

The Circus of Horrors – London After Midnight is on tour throughout the UK.

For tour dates and details go to circusofhorrors.co.uk The Circus of Horrors will be performing in the Wimborne Tivoli Theatre on Monday July 21 and the Bridport Electric Palace on Sunday July 27.