ˌʌp ðə lˈædɚ tˈeɪks ðɪ ˈɔːdiəns ɹˈaɪt ɪnsˈaɪd ðə spˈæŋɡəld, swˈɛɾi, tˈæɾi ænd dᵻsˈɛptɪv wˈɜːld ʌvðə tɹˈævəlɪŋ sˈaɪdʃoʊ kˈɑːɹnɪvəl, fɹʌm tˈɔːdɹi fˈeɪk snˈeɪk tʃˈɑːɹmɚz tə ðə sˈɔːdʌst ʌvðə bˈɑːksɪŋ ɹˈɪŋ.
Up the Ladder takes the audience right inside the spangled, sweaty, tatty and deceptive world of the travelling sideshow carnival, from tawdry fake snake charmers to the sawdust of the boxing ring.