Inspired by the legend of The 12 Chairs, Babushkin Sekret is a new show presented by The Moscow State Circus which comes to St George’s Hall at the end of this month.

A mammoth cast of Russia's greatest and most talented artistes, many of whom have never performed in Britain, transform the most famous circus in the world, combining contemporary and classical circus in ways never before witnessed.

The newly-devised show includes the beautiful Queen of Russian Circus Yana Alievia on a revolving ariel chandelier; The Whirlwind Rubsovs Troupe who acrobatically catapult themselves at breakneck speed; The Doktorov, flying and spiralling in the apex of the auditorium; the flying Veslovski, master roller skating troupe; Twisted Contortionist Katia; The Yakovles jugglers on vertical poles and the amazing quick change of Duo Shmandrpvskoys.

If all this isn’t enough, there are the award-winning clowns, Splendid Pavlik and Klava.

This themed show is set in Soviet Russia and follows a humble desk clerk, whose grandmother reveals, on her deathbed, that her family jewellery had been hidden from the Bolsheviks in one of the twelve chairs from the family’s dining set.

These chairs, along with other personal property, had been seized by the government after the Russian Revolution. The desk clerk, played by Splendid Pavlik, and his sidekick Klava soon become treasure hunters in a race against time as the Bolsheviks try to track down the chairs.

The show is on at St George’s Hall from January 29 to 31. The Tuesday and Wednesday shows start at 8pm. On Thursday there are two shows at 5pm and 8pm. For tickets, call (01274) 432000.