Gregory da Silva (Egg Man) was born in Benin West Africa, Voodoo Country. He speaks French and English. staying in Cape Town, South Africa and appeared at many Festivals in Africa:

• Masa Festival 2003 (market for African Performing Arts) in Ivory coast  West Africa,
• Innibos Festival in Nelspruit, Mpumanlanga
• Gariep Festival in Kimberley
• Rittelfees Music Festival in Vredendal
• Grahamstown Festival South African National Art Festival
• Hermanus Whale festival 
•  Darling festival 
•  Moorreesberg farm Shows 
•  Biltong Castle Larger Festival in Somerset East South Africa
• Stellenbosch Street Festival 
•  Simonstown Penguin Festival South Africa 
•  KKNK in Oudtshoorn
• Aardklop Potchefstroom
Appeared in many TV advertisements, movies and interviewed on several radio stations throughout South Africa.

He performs every day in Market square Cape Town and adds an air of Rio-style festivity wherever he performs. Many tourists from Germany, England, America, Italy, France, Belguim call Gregory - "The Eggman", "Eierman" or "Chicken Man". Very famous in Africa and almost an institution at Art festivals in South Africa. Gregory da Silva walks Green Market Square (in Cape Town). The outfit always turns heads - and each day it boasts a new feature, a new symbol of an African culture or practice. His headdress weighs up to twenty five kilograms, his body is armoured with artifacts and his face painted with tribal patterns and an undying smile. Each day, Gregory Da Silva presents the city centre with a new display of his symbolic art. Gregory's voice is lively and he repeatedly offers phrases and words in French.

From the moment Clinton Philander, genial ringmaster, appears on stage the audience is taken on a magical journey through some of rock’s greatest classics which are interspersed with world class aerial acrobatics and juggling acts. The show features three very accomplished vocalists who each weave their inimitable magic in this show. Newcomer to The Barnyard stage is local lass Yvette Barnard, a powerhouse who sparkles in Shout, My Immortal and Innuendo. She teams up with Steff Botha for a spine tingling Elephant Song, spectacularly performed mid-air from a heart-shaped swing, as well as Anything For Love.

Steff handles the Queen medley in the first half superbly, and raises his game even further in the second half with an outstanding Meat Loaf medley.  The musicians also stake a claim on vocals when Raymond Verster on keyboards gets his moment in the spotlight with an Elton John medley, and guitarist Andy Murray shows off his talents with My Sharona and Purple Haze. Local funny man and vocalist, Clinton is the perfect ringmaster and puts his stamp on the James Brown and Barry White hits, I Feel Good and You’re My First, My Last, My Everything.  Towards the end of the show he brings the house down with his hilarious rendition of Patricia The Stripper.

While The Barnyard is renowned for its superb musical performers, it is Chilean-born Orlando Vargas and his wife Natalie who are the stars of Rock Circus.  Besides Orlando’s memorable six pack, this couple wow audiences with their mesmerizing aerial acts, and it is this aspect which places this production in a league of its own.  Expect to see Orlando showing off his awe-inspiring strength and agility on the straps, while Natalie weaves her magic with the silks.The couple then perform their bewitching dual rope act, the only one of its kind to be seen in the country, to a haunting rendition of Music sung by Raymond, Steff and Yvette. 

Complimenting their amazing feats are very entertaining performances by Shannon Webster on the lyra, and some superb juggling (including a fire act) and acrobatics by Orlando’s fellow countrymen Exequiel Silva and Marco Vargas.  Backing up the show are a rock solid band held together by Colin Heaney on drums, Bongani Nikelo on bass guitar. The entire show has been superbly lit by Mike Broderick who brings the various and diverse performances and set to life, while the venue’s new sound system has made the world of difference to the quality of the production.Rock Circus is remarkable in every respect and is certainly a feather in the cap of The Barnyard Theatre, making it an absolute must-see for everyone, kids included.

Tickets R120 pp Wed to Sat, with discounted specials of R85 pp Tue night and Sun matinee show. For bookings and enquiries, phone Theatre on 031 – 566 3045 or e-mail gateway@barnyardtheatres.co.za.