Giffords Circus is a traditional English circus that tours the Cotswolds every summer. it is also performing at Chiswick House.

History

Established in 2000, Giffords Circus is a small circus company, founded by Nell Gifford and her husband Toti Gifford, that tours market towns of the Southwest. Nell Gifford was involved with reshaping her circus to meet modern tastes. She was awarded a £10,000 grant and that enabled more people to be involved with producing a show. Barry Grantham was involved with the choreography. Three important women who assisted were the horsewoman Rebecca Townsend, the trapeze artist Emily Park on the trapeze and the aerialist Isabelle Woywode. In the following year Giffords Circus had their first themed show titled "Pearl". Nell Gifford died in 2019. The circus was later managed by her niece Lil Rice. and has been directed for many years by Cal McCrystal. Performers come from many different countries, but one regular is Tweedy the Clown (Alan Digweed) who joined in 2004. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2023 New Year Honours list.

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