Clowns
'Anything can happen at the seaside': the troupe who kept Britain grinning
Tony Lidington spent 30 years with the anarchic Pierrotters. He recalls trading songs for mackerel – and lifting spirits with a little lockdown flea circus
David Jays
29, Dec, 2020 @10:00 AM
From an earth stage to a willow Globe: theatre goes al fresco in the UK
With the reopening of indoor venues delayed, it’s open season for outdoor performances with companies heading out into the sunshine
Chris Wiegand Stage editor
06, Aug, 2020 @8:00 AM
Tweedy’s Lost and Found review – Giffords clown bursts into your lounge
A new show from Cirencester’s Barn theatre finds Tweedy swapping the circus for an office job and assisting Kerry Mucklowe from This Country
Chris Wiegand
25, Mar, 2020 @3:11 PM
'To be silly is quite an art': the weekend I became a mime
The first rule of mime club? You do not talk. Well, not when you’re hard at work. Our writer takes lessons from Marcel Marceau’s former student, Nola Rae
Kate Wyver
30, Jan, 2020 @6:00 AM
Having a laugh: is this the end for clowning?
The massive popularity of horror films like Joker and It have been a real downer for happy, family clowns. Mark Wilding hears how the entertainers are fighting back
Mark Wilding
29, Dec, 2019 @8:00 AM
One review – two stubborn clowns form a political potboiler
Talking over each other, getting the audience to choose the ending: Bert and Nasi’s new show may look scrappy but it’s highly relevant
Kate Wyver
03, Oct, 2019 @11:11 AM
Sad face: New Zealander takes clown to redundancy meeting
Josh Thompson hired a clown – who reportedly mimed crying as the paperwork was handed over – as his emotional support aide
Adrienne Matei
13, Sep, 2019 @9:28 PM
The Edinburgh fringe is obsessed with food – so I went and gorged on the best shows
From comedy about carveries to clean-eating rants, food is a huge theme at this year’s festival fringe. The Guardian’s restaurant critic gets stuck in
Grace Dent
12, Aug, 2019 @12:26 PM
Moot Moot review – an hour of absurdist talk radio filler
British sign language interpretation adds energy to a dreary show in which doppelganger radio hosts mock an echo chamber of debate
Kate Wyver
12, Aug, 2019 @11:00 AM
Xanadu review – psychedelic circus evokes summer of love
Cal McCrystal brings a woozy vibe to Giffords Circus, though these hippies are versatile performers and formidable athletes
Michael Billington
02, Jul, 2019 @1:30 PM
Pinch yourself: Aurélia Thierrée perfects the art of the steal on stage
Bells and Spells casts the French star as a kleptomaniac in a performance that leaves the audience guessing
Chris Wiegand
30, Apr, 2019 @10:15 AM
Caroline Horton: 'The patriarchy lands on you with its full force and you go … wow!'
In her new show, Muckers, the actor and playwright revisits the mess, mischief and bamboozling anxieties of growing up
Chris Wiegand
04, Apr, 2019 @5:00 AM
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