Theatre and circus brought Newark’s Market Place to life with over 2,000 people getting involved.

The Streets Ahead event, held by Newark Creates in partnership with SO Festival, saw two international street theatre companies descend on the town centre for a day of free fun.

There were two performances of De Cuyper vs. De Cuyper, a circus piece by Cie Pol and Freddy, the titular De Cuyper brothers who create their work in Belgium. Zum Zum Theatre, a Spanish cross-disciplinary performing arts company founded in 1994, also brought two performances of their show Hippos to the event.

The Circus Starlight team hosted a drop-in circus skills workshop with a trapeze, juggling and a tightwire for attendees to test out their circus skills on. There was even more to keep visitors entertained, with a display of cars put on by Stealth Car Community and a range of arts, crafts and sports throughout the day!

Around 2,250 people are estimated to have stopped by to watch the shows or take part in activities across the day.