The Night Circus
Characters in The Night Circus
11 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Celia Bowen
An illusionist raised to compete in the circus's hidden game.
Marco Alisdair
Celia's unseen opponent and eventual love.
Antagonists
Mr. A. H—
The grey-suited man who sets the contest.
Supporting characters
Prospero the Enchanter
Celia's father and magician-mentor.
Bailey Clarke
A Concord farm boy drawn to the circus, whose thread runs alongside the main contest.
Chandresh Christophe Lefevre
The theatrical producer who conceives and finances Le Cirque des Reves.
Poppet Murray
A twin born on the circus's opening night who can read the future in the stars.
Widget Murray
Poppet's twin brother, born the same night, who reads the past of the people he meets.
Tsukiko (The Night Circus)
The circus's contortionist, who knows more about the game than she admits.
Friedrick Thiessen
The German clockmaker who builds the circus's dream clock and founds its band of followers.
Isobel Martin
The circus fortune-teller, tied to Marco since before the circus began.