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25th Anniversary show bigger, louder, faster, crazier, funkier… and even more Soul!

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7 years ago

January 18, 2018

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Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2018, Atlanta based UniverSoul Circus announces expansion of its national tour schedule into Gwinnett Country at Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, GA, March 14-25. Tickets, starting as low as $20, go on sale today at Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

With the inclusion of Gwinnett County into its tour schedule, 2018 marks the first time UniverSoul Circus has set up its big top tent in two locations in Metro Atlanta.

UniverSoul Circus proudly celebrates 25 high-flying years as America’s top-ranked venue for music, laughter and unrivalled performance artistry. Commemorating its 25th anniversary in 2018, UniverSoul Circus has forever transformed the world’s urban entertainment landscape with an unforgettable display of music, laughter and extreme thrills.

For 2018, UniverSoul Circus has produced its best show ever. In every way imaginable under the big top, this show will be bigger, louder, faster, crazier, funkier, with even more soul.

“This has been an amazing journey and a fantastic ride,” said Founder and CEO Cedric Walker, speaking of UniverSoul’s 25th Anniversary. “Generations have witnessed our growth and have evolved with us. We want our fans to know they will always be a part of the UniverSoul Circus family. Consider us a community-minded, family-oriented, spiritually-uplifting entertainment revival for families across America.”

Earlier in 2018, Cedric Walker was selected for induction into the prestigious Circus Ring of Fame for his outstanding contributions to circus arts and culture.

Acts in Atlanta include Ringmaster Lucky and his sidekick Zeke. In fact, Zeke is also celebrating his 25th Anniversary with UniverSoul as the only original cast member still with the show. Other acts include Caribbean Dancers, Contortionists, Clowns, Comedy Dogs, Teeterboard, Trampoline, Pole, Giant Wheel, Quick Change, Horses and Motorcycles. UniverSoul Circus features a multicultural conglomeration of performers from virtually every corner of the globe, including the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Mongolia, Chile, Cuba, Russia, Guinea, and China.

About UniverSoul Circus

Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2018, UniverSoul is a highly interactive combination of circus arts, theater, and music that spans genres including Pop, Classic R&B, Latin, Hip Hop, Jazz and Gospel. It embraces and celebrates the unique and familiar aspects of pop culture globally by bringing them center stage with a cast of international performers. UniverSoul Circus is rated as one of the top two circuses in America along with Cirque du Soleil. UniverSoul’s fresh approach to family friendly live entertainment has garnered it a coveted spot as one of Ticketmaster’s top ten most requested family events, along with other shows including Sesame Street Live, Disney on Ice, and Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The circus was founded 25 years ago in Atlanta by concert and theatre promoter, Cedric Walker.

Visit www.universoulcircus.com for more info, ticket prices, show times, and schedules.

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Caitlin Cook’s Musical Bathroom Odyssey Hits the UK

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12 hours ago

May 9, 2025

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What do cowboy dicks, milk pistols, and public toilet walls have in common? They all find a strange kind of poetry in The Writing on the Stall, the wildly inventive musical comedy from US performer Caitlin Cook, landing in the UK this summer. After sold-out runs Off-Broadway, at Edinburgh Fringe, and in London, the New York Times Critic’s Pick returns for a short UK tour—playing Brighton’s Komedia (31 May & 1 June) and Soho Theatre, London (4–7 June).

Set entirely in a public bathroom, The Writing on the Stall is anything but private. In this whip-smart and wickedly funny one-woman musical, Cook dives into the scrawled messages and mysterious wisdom etched on cubicle walls and turns them into something bold, bizarre, and unexpectedly moving. The songs are catchy, the jokes are razor-sharp, and the show isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty—literally.

Armed with a guitar and a knack for digging gold out of the obscene, Cook crafts a genre-defying hour that’s part stand-up, part cabaret, and all catharsis. This is confessional comedy with clever hooks, pitch-perfect melodies, and enough surprises to keep your eyebrows permanently raised. Expect satire, sincerity, and some surreal props—rumour has it a pair of slingshotted knickers makes a cameo.

Caitlin Cook isn’t your average musical comic. She’s Oxford-educated, New York-hardened, and streaming in the tens of millions. She’s also collaborated with some of comedy’s finest, directed offbeat hits, and performs as one-half of the musical duo 2/3rds of a Threesome. With this new UK run, she’s not just touring a show—she’s building a movement that blurs the lines between comedy, theatre, and performance art.

If you missed her during her Edinburgh frenzy, this is your chance to catch the musical everyone’s been whispering about in pub toilets and shouting about in five-star reviews. You might come for the laughs, but you’ll stay for the songs that (fair warning) may live rent-free in your head for months.