Second time I’ve seen the show and loved it even more the 2nd time! All the performers are excellent and the Theatre is perfect for the show. Marcus Brigstocke plays a very convincing Barnum and it was great to see him walk the tightrope unaided today (congratulations!) Loved the live band, excellent musicians.You could sit anywhere on the Theatre to get a good view and lovely to be up close to all the performers. A real feel good show that left me and my family and friends singing all the way home! A hidden gem that needs to be seen! Thank you!

Just seen a preview show of Barnum at the Menier Chocolate Factory and it was marvellous -one of the best shows that i have seen in years. The show bombs along at a great pace and has a warmth shows in bigger settings and venues cannot replicate. The intimate setting makes you feel privileged to be so near to such a talented cast. Marcus Brigstocke held the show together exceptionally well for someone with limited experience in this field and i surmise that he will only get better and better. I would recommend this show to young and old - it really is a delight of a venue and a great show. We ate at the theatre prior to the show and must say that the food is of a good standard at a good price. £35 per head with wine! Book up, you will not regret it!

We really enjoyed the show. The Congress Theatre is great for this, the view is excellent, and the sound is good. The Sound engineer here did an amazing job of mixing the incredibly diverse range of instruments whilst also retaining their individuality and enabling each to be clearly heard an distinguished within the mix - no mean feat at all! The Cast was exceptional - each brought a myriad of talents to proceedings. Singing and musicianship was particularly strong. Choreography, songs and circus acrobatics were all good, but obviously a tad limited within the scope of the production. Sometimes, particularly at the start (until we had 'tuned-in') we found the narrative with the American accent and fairly rapid delivery difficult to follow - but that goes with the storyline so it is what it is, and wasn't crucial to our enjoyment. Overall each element added enough to produce a thoroughly entertaining spectacle - we just couldn't believe the multiple talents displayed by all the cast!

This was not a good show. For a start, the lead Matt Rawle, couldn’t walk the tightrope despite 4 attempts. Indeed he wasn’t much of a lead at all. Much of the acting seemed wooden, amateurish and forced. Monique Young as the leading lady was by far the best performance. The musical talent was excellent as was the acrobatics but that couldn’t make up for the overall poor acting. Dominique Planter was also another outstanding performance. We have seen many many shows in London and MK and this was a real disappointment. MK shows are of top quality normally but this wasn’t up to their usual standard.