{"id":39889,"date":"2023-11-26T00:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=39889"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:24:23","slug":"coming-soon-children-of-the-circus-a-sequel-to-doctor-whos-the-greatest-show-in-the-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/11\/26\/coming-soon-children-of-the-circus-a-sequel-to-doctor-whos-the-greatest-show-in-the-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Soon: Children of the Circus, a Sequel to Doctor Who&#8217;s The Greatest Show in the Galaxy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div>\n<p>A brand new audio play which returns to the world of Seventh Doctor adventure <em>The Greatest Show in the Galaxy<\/em> is set for release next month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Children of the Circus<\/em> is written by Kenton Hall, with songs by Christopher Guard, based on an idea by Barnaby Eaton-Jones (a friend of the DWC&#8217;s), and follows up Stephen Wyatt&#8217;s Season 25 story. The new release is produced by AUK Studios and reunites many performers from the original tale, including Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred, although this time they&#8217;ll be playing different roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The synopsis reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Once upon a time, there was a circus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Psychic Circus, to be precise. A glorious haven for the misfits of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then, as is so often the way, it was hijacked by a trio of malevolent Gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things grew unpleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, years later, the Gods are gone, but the scars of those who survived the Circus remain. After all, you can\u2019t change the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless you\u2019re the Children of the Circus\u2026 and you\u2019re willing to sing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CHILDREN OF THE CIRCUS \u2013 BASED ON DOCTOR WHO\u2019S THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY BY STEPHEN WYATT\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QhAYlk5pfJ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An impressive cast sees Christopher Guard star as Bellboy, Dee Sadler as Flowerchild and Ella, and Ian Reddington as Delios. Sophie Aldred plays Captain Gren and AJ, while Sylvester McCoy is the High Poet. 1980s pop legend and actress Toyah Willcox plays The Band of Infinite Harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be guest appearances from many of the cast from the original including Ricco Ross as The Ringmaster, Jessica Martin as Mags, Chris Jury as Deadbeat, Deborah Manship as Morgana, Gian Sammarco as Whizz Kid, Daniel Peacock as Nord, and Dean Hollingsworth as the Bus Conductor and Station Announcer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sylvester McCoy said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;To return to the worlds of Stephen Wyatt\u2019s imagination, but as a wholly new character called the High Poet, means I get to be involved with the Psychic Circus rather than fighting against it! As a lover of the circus myself, juggling this new role was a joy (though I\u2019m sad I didn\u2019t get to play the spoons).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What fun to be reunited with all the wonderful cast from \u2018The Greatest Show in the Galaxy\u2019 again, 35 years later, and I hope you\u2019ll all enjoy this time-sliding, sidestepping sequel from Barnaby Eaton-Jones and his bunch of clowns!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Children of the Circus<\/em>\u00a0is released on\u00a014th December 2023, exactly 35 years since the first episode of <em>The Greatest Show in the Galaxy<\/em> aired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For full details visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/auk.direct\/product\/children-of-the-circus\/\">AUK Direct<\/a>, where the 2 x Limited Edition CD set is available to pre order for \u00a319.99 + P&amp;P.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttr_end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its stars Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Ian Reddington, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":40064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Coming Soon: Children of the Circus, a Sequel to #DoctorWho's The Greatest Show in the Galaxy!","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[205],"tags":[3,5851,7353,7358,6998,7362,7178,7359,7354,7361,7355,3531,5850,7357,13,14,5865,15,505,506,7356],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Children-of-the-Circus-CD.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28843,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2020\/08\/04\/out-now-regenerations-a-war-doctor-charity-anthology\/","url_meta":{"origin":39889,"position":0},"title":"Out Now: Regenerations, a War Doctor Charity Anthology","author":"Philip Bates","date":"4 August 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Regenerations raises funds for Invest In ME.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Merchandise&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Merchandise","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/doctor-who-merchandise\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Regenerations.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Regenerations.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Regenerations.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Regenerations.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36907,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/11\/11\/coming-soon-me-him-who-cd-and-download-about-john-nathan-turner\/","url_meta":{"origin":39889,"position":1},"title":"Coming Soon: Me &#038; Him &#038; Who CD and Download, About John Nathan-Turner","author":"Philip Bates","date":"11 November 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Learn about the final years of John Nathan-Turner and Gary Downie's lives.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Merchandise&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Merchandise","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/doctor-who-merchandise\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Me-and-Him-and-WHO.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Me-and-Him-and-WHO.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Me-and-Him-and-WHO.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14539,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2018\/02\/18\/andrew-cartmel-and-ben-aaronovitch-return-to-write-seventh-doctor-comic\/","url_meta":{"origin":39889,"position":2},"title":"Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch Return to Write Seventh Doctor Comic!","author":"Philip Bates","date":"18 February 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"In June, the Seventh Doctor and Ace are back for a three-part adventure for Titan Comics - and it's written by\u00a0Doctor Who Script Editor, Andrew Cartmel, and\u00a0Battlefield's Ben Aaronovitch! 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