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".