Theatre in The Round - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • In the novel The Prestige by Christopher Priest, the magician Rupert Angier courts controversy by writing that stage magic should be performed "in the round" rather than in theatres with a proscenium arch.
  • The English progressive rock band Yes were the first rock-era group to perform "in the round" during their 1978-79 Tormato tour. The band also performed using a round, rotating stage during portions of their Drama and Union tours in 1980 and 1991, respectively.
  • British rock band Def Leppard played "in the round" for several tours in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their 1989 live VHS release was entitled Live: In the Round, in Your Face.
  • American thrash metal band Metallica have employed "in the round" staging for their arena shows since the early 1990s
  • In order to give a show similar to a three ring circus, American singer Britney Spears used an in-the-round setting for her 2009 The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour.
  • Dane Cook's - Vicious Circle stand up was performed "in the round"
  • The Spice Girls used a circular stage in the round setting for their Christmas in Spiceworld tour in 1999
  • U2's 360° Tour uses a very large circular stage structure.
  • The Dixie Chicks Top Of The World Tour used a circular stage, except in venues where it was an end stage.
  • Metallica have been known to use a rectangular or oval shaped stage in recent years that is placed in the centre of an arena at their concerts. Most recently, their Death Magnetic tour.
  • In a Curb Your Enthusiasm season finale, Larry David, while playing The Producers character Max Bialystock said he invented "theater in the square".

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