Sword swallowers and voodoo acrobats are among the acts in a Circus of Horrors show coming to Oxford.

Death-defying trapeze artists, a pickled person emerging from a tiny bottle and vampires flying through the air suspended by their hair will also take to the stage at the New Theatre on January 18.

Audiences will be treated to the sight of Egor, the crazy waiter, pictured, Gary Stretch, who can pull the skin on his neck right over his face, and Wasp Boy, who can swallow five swords simultaneously then twist them inside his stomach.

The show, which started eight years ago at the Glastonbury Festival, is making its first visit to Oxford. For tickets call 0870 606 3500.