Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away vs Hadestown: The Musical

Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 7/10 for Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away). Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 21m. Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away posterCirque du Soleil: Worlds Away2012 VS Hadestown: The Musical posterHadestown: The Musical2026
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds AwayHadestown: The Musical
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 8.9/10
Year20122026
Length1h 31m2h 21m
GenresDrama, Family, Fantasy, Music, RomanceDrama, Fantasy, Romance
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorAndrew AdamsonBrett Sullivan
Main castErica Linz, Igor Zaripov, Matt Gillanders, Jason Berrent, Dallas BarnettReeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker

Synopsis

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.

Hadestown: The Musical

The tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice is intertwined with the complex relationship of Hades and Persephone. Eurydice, struggling with poverty, is lured to the industrial underworld of Hadestown by Hades, while Orpheus, a struggling musician, ventures down below to bring her back. (Filmed live at the Lyric Theatre, London, featuring the core five original Broadway cast members.)

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