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Friday, 26 August 2016

Jack Ryan 1939 - 2016 - May all his days be circus days

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A Ringling programme book There are some phrases that sound like they were never written, they've just been around forever...
Thursday, 11 August 2016

Gerry Cottle's Wow Circus, Paighton Green Seafront until August 30

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Like music? Love circus? Roll up, roll up for Gerry Cottle's Wow Circus on the seafront at Paignton Green this month. The l...
Monday, 1 August 2016

It's International Clown Week, so... bring in the clowns!

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Circus Mania - Loved by Clowns
Friday, 15 July 2016

Cirque du Soleil's Varekai returns to UK February 2017

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Here's the poster for the next Cirque du Soleil production coming to the UK next February. For an in-depth critique of the show on...
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Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Clowns, stilts, glamour and circus as it was

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Enjoy a trip to the circus of yesteryear with these pics from the archives of Southampton's Daily Ech o. Clic...
Friday, 17 June 2016

Pope praises circus folk and meets tiger

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The Pope has praised circus artists, carnival workers, street performers and other travelling performers, and also given his blessin...
Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Tommy Chipperfield - Interview with a Tiger Trainer

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Tommy Chipperfield in the 1980s The name Chipperfield is synonymous with the circus. Tommy Chipperfield was born into the family ...
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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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