Giffords Circus, renowned as the UK’s most glamorous circus, is celebrating its 25th anniversary year with a spectacular new ...

A fellow circusgoer observed, “It’s not exactly Cirque du Soleil!” Well, it isn’t, I agreed, before countering that ...

Circus creator Nell Gifford has passed away at the age of 46 following a longstanding battle with breast cancer. Nell, who was originally from Wiltshire was surrounded by family 'both ...

Mixing Americana charm and old-fashioned Dickensian delight, this superb touring act is spectacular and sure-footed ...

Just the sight of Giffords' big-top tent is "enchanting", said Dominic Cavendish in The Telegraph. The traditional English circus – which is touring until the end of September – offers an ...

In October 1999, Nell Gifford was invited to give a talk at the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival the following May. She suggested that they book her circus and gave them a glowing description ...

This summer, one of the UK’s best-loved independent circuses is celebrating its 25th anniversary – with the founder back in charge, and big plans ahead.

"I held the jewel of my childhood up to my eye and through it I saw ponies and a dressing-up box and a tent, and that was Giffords Circus," says Nell Gifford of the company she created. The sell ...

If you’re not a regular Gifford’s-goer, chances are the word “circus” conjures images of moustache-twiddling ringleaders, huge-scale audiences and questionable animal practices.

From 1998, when she and her husband Toti took the great decision, she built up Giffords Circus from one ex-hire tent and one wagon found in a hedge to a treasured summer institution of the ...