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Mordaunt Hall, New York Times: Read more
Keith Uhlich, Time Out: There's an edge to The Circus that suggests a man gazing deep into the void, laughing at the darkness and urging us to do the same. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: It's a brilliant combination of light and darkness, tenderness and violence and, yes, laughter and tears. Read more
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Innovative and timelessly hilarious. Read more