Gifford's Circus
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Gifford's Circus is a traditional English
circus
which tours the West Country
every summer.
Established in 2000, Giffords Circus is a small circus company that delivers circus / theatre fusion to the villages and market towns of the south west. It combines dance, comedy, horses and live music in a two hour show, located on village greens in a small white tent surrounded by hand-made burgundy and gold showman’s wagons.
The 2004 show was called 'Pearl'.
The 2006 'Joplin' tour had a 1960s theme reflected in the costumes and music.
The 2008 tour was called ‘Caravan’ and was set in a horse fair in around 1900.
The 2010 tour was called Yasmine and was inspired by the life of legendary equestrienne Yasmine Smart, who played herself in the production.
The 2011 tour was entitled War and Peace and details Napoleon's disastrous intrusion into Russia from a Russian Aristocratic family's view
Giffords Circus was founded and is run by Nell and Toti Gifford who, when not on the road, concentrate on landscape architecture.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
which tours the West Country
West Country
The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. It is often defined to encompass the historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and the City of Bristol, while the counties of...
every summer.
Established in 2000, Giffords Circus is a small circus company that delivers circus / theatre fusion to the villages and market towns of the south west. It combines dance, comedy, horses and live music in a two hour show, located on village greens in a small white tent surrounded by hand-made burgundy and gold showman’s wagons.
The 2004 show was called 'Pearl'.
The 2006 'Joplin' tour had a 1960s theme reflected in the costumes and music.
The 2008 tour was called ‘Caravan’ and was set in a horse fair in around 1900.
The 2010 tour was called Yasmine and was inspired by the life of legendary equestrienne Yasmine Smart, who played herself in the production.
The 2011 tour was entitled War and Peace and details Napoleon's disastrous intrusion into Russia from a Russian Aristocratic family's view
Giffords Circus was founded and is run by Nell and Toti Gifford who, when not on the road, concentrate on landscape architecture.