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Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Philip Astley Centre opens in Newcastle-under-Lyme to celebrate the Father of the Circus.

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More than 250 years ago, Philip Astley invented the circus as we know it today. Two and a half centuries later, on 9 March , a Philip Astl...
Sunday, 18 February 2024

Cirque du Soleil breaks world records in London

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Setting world records has long been a way for circuses to gain publicity, whether it was the Chinese State Circus balancing the most perfor...
Thursday, 28 December 2023

10 Best Circus Acts of 2023

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From big stunts to quirky moments, and the funny to the thrilling, here are the ten best things that I saw in a British big top in 2023.  10...
Tuesday, 26 December 2023

Review: Snow Storm 3 - Northern Lights

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Phillip Gandey's  name may not be as widely known as, say, Gerry Cottle , Billy Smart or the  Chipperfield family. But that's only ...
Friday, 22 December 2023

Review: Big Apple Circus meets Circus Theatre Roncalli in New York City, 2023

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2023 was the year that Ringling returned with The Greatest Show on Earth , its new animal-free spectacular (you can read my review here )....
Friday, 15 December 2023

Who will fill their circus shoes? RIP Phillip Gandey, John Haze, Gerry Cottle and Nell Gifford

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It was a shock this week to hear of the death of Phillip Gandey (pictured above with the cast of Gandeys Circus ) at the tragically young a...
Monday, 11 December 2023

Review: Cirque Berserk, Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, 2023

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  If you've been to Zippos Christmas Show ( read my review here ) you might have glimpsed a Globe of Death behind the curtains and won...
Saturday, 9 December 2023

Review: Zippos Christmas Circus, Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, 2023

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Christmas adds its own magic to any form of entertainment, from concerts to romcoms , and the circus is no exception. Zippos Christmas S...
Friday, 1 December 2023

Review: Planet Circus OMG

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What makes a great circus moment? Sometimes it's a big stunt. Sometimes it's something funny and quirky. Planet Circus OMG! has bot...
Thursday, 30 November 2023

Review: The Greatest Show On Earth, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, 2023

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The biggest circus story of 2023 was the return of The Greatest Show on Earth . It's a show with 150 years of history behind it. The na...