The children's maestro

It all began with a circus, and years later an Australian musician still enthuses in bringing joy to the young

Peter Winkler is a man who knows about the long wait. He is also someone who knows when to say "Go" and when to say "Stop".

The wait he has just endured has lasted eight years, but that will finally end on Aug 20 when the children's musical Five Fools premiers at Gulou West Theater in Beijing. Bringing the show to the stage in Beijing is particularly close to Winkler's heart because it is based on a rollicking circus story that reflects his own career, and the wait reflects trials he and others faced in bringing the Beijing staging to fruition.