CIRCUS Vegas is to arrive in the UK for its first full British tour and will bring its big top to Weymouth.

Housed inside its huge stars and stripes big top, Circus Vegas merges elements of circus with all the glitz, glamour and spectacle that you would imagine when you think Vegas.

With jaw dropping acts, scintillating costumes and the funniest of clowns, this show brings together performers from all over the world.

Amazing high wire walkers combine with a hula hoop queen, quick-change artistes, Wheel of Death performers, amazing aerialists and even a strong man who has a three ton truck driven over him.

Merging Las Vegas traditions and contemporary styles with extreme stunts and classic clown escapades, audiences will be amazed by the jam-packed Circus Vegas with show-stopping performances that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Acts include the Danguir Troupe, who will be performing a high wire and wheel of death stunt which has never been seen before in the UK, with the troupe flying in all the way from Africa for the performance.

A stunt riding team will be performing the Globe of Death. The most death-defying trick ever completed, watch as the group of riders experience G-force similar to that of a fighter pilot, looping vertically and horizontally all while encased in a mesh sphere. This is one for the petrol-heads!

Edy the Clown, a legendary figure in the circus industry, will be keeping the audience amused throughout the show.

On top of this there will be the aerial chandelier, silks, hula hoop, rocking rolla rola, quick change and a troupe of dancers performing their acts all with unique twists, many of which have never been seen before in the UK.

This really is an event with something for everyone, if you’re a petrol-head, theatre-goer, thrill-seeker or someone wanting to see one of the greatest shows of its time.

*Circus Vegas, Lodmoor Country Park, Weymouth, August 23 to 27. See circusvegasuk.com for tickets.