A FANTASTIC collection of weird and wonderful puppets performed in a timeless freak show in Rossendale last night.

The Dynamic New Animation company brought their Skin Deep Circus to the Horse and Bamboo Theatre in Waterfoot.

The show is based on the Victorian obsession with freak shows and the unusual and interesting. The intriguing cast included Ivan Ivanitch's Flying Fleas, The Sicilian Dwarf Fairy and Josephine, the Amazing Rubber Lady.

Director of the show Rachel Riggs said: "There is a lot of interest in this kind of thing."