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Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Circus Mania publisher Peter Owen dies age 89

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Peter Owen 1927 - 2016 Britain’s longest-serving publisher has died at the age of 89. Peter Owen , who has headed the company tha...
Wednesday, 11 May 2016

A Pictorial History of Gerry Cottle's Circus and The Posters of Billy Smart's Circus

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The Wells, Somerset postmark meant the sturdy package could only have come from one man: Britain's most legendary living show...
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Tuesday, 12 April 2016

20 Circus Facts for World Circus Day, 20 April, 2024

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Continental Circus Berlin 1  - The word  circus  dates from Roman times when arenas such as the  Circus Maximus  staged chariot ra...
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Friday, 18 March 2016

Saving Anne the Elephant by Claire Ellicott - Book Review.

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Bull-hook (noun) A pointy stick used by animal rights activists to bash circuses and prod the consciences of fans. It was largely...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Clowns are the binding force of the Universe - An interview with Julie Varholdt aka Lovely Buttons

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Julie Varholdt becomes Lovely Buttons Clown Gathering UK , a week of talks, workshops and shows at the Seagull Theatre in ...
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Monday, 14 March 2016

Clown Noir in Nose Business - Interview with Simon Thompson

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A Clown Extravaganza , the gala show at the Seagull Theatre in Lowestoft as part of Clown Gathering UK in February offered a ra...
Sunday, 6 March 2016

Love in the Elephant Tent by Kathleen Cremonesi

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When Kathleen Cremonesi set off on a back-packing tour of Europe in her twenties, she didn't dream she would end up joining a c...
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Monday, 29 February 2016

Arthur Pedlar - From Emmett Kelly to Buster Keaton, The Years of a Clown

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What a privilege it was to sit in ' Clown Alley ' this week and watch  83-year-old  clown  Arthur Pedlar  putting on his ...
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Trump wasn't the only politician who loved elephants

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As Westminster debates a ban on wild animals on the circus this Friday and the Welsh Assembly is midway through a study designed to int...

Why Chris Chope is Right to Block Circus Ban

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Christopher Chope defends the circus. In the always emotive debate over animals in the circus, it’s rare to hear the calm voice...