Phileas Fogg: Day 79

"You can hear the screams of laughter from across the site whenever Dizzy O’Dare are here!"

Join Phileas Fogg and his French valet Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the world in just 80 days.

The year is 1872 and it’s day 79 of the journey. Our intrepid adventurers are just hours away from crossing the finish line, if they can just coerce their hot air balloons to go in the right direction they stand to win a grand prize.

From the makers of Baba Yaga’s House, The Giant Balloon Show and The Tiny Travelling Tightwire Show comes a hilarious roam-about fusing modern technology and the classic adventure novel by Jules Verne.

About the Artist

Dizzy O’Dare deliver award winning productions to those who would not normally experience it. From the weird to the wonderful, the silly to the sublime. Their work is presented in outdoors and non traditional spaces delivering a range of shows from large scale circus to one man clown shows. The company has produced over 20 shows and walkabouts, toured extensively and delighting audiences across the globe.

Dizzy O’Dare was formed by Alana Jones and Michael Imerson. After meeting while filming one of Michael’s short films they started working together, Alana as the only female pofessional tightwire dancer in the UK at the time and Michael as her guitarist.

Alana Jones gained a degree in Dance Theatre at Laban, and then went on to gain a second degree in Circus Theatre at The Circus Space, specialising in tightwire. Alana produces all of DOD’s shows as well as performing in most of them, she also programs and manages events and festivals.

Michael Imerson trained as an actor at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He has appeared in award winning television and theatre, as well as being a professional musician. Michael performs in all of DODs shows, devises directs and writes.

Supporters/Partners Information

Supported by Just So Festival, SparepARTs and Arts Council England.