They've been a cornerstone of the entertainment industry for more than 200 years, but children are increasingly turning away from them. Why? And will the clowns have the last laugh? By Tim AdamsMattie Faint has been a professional clown since he was 17 when, as a theatre student up from Plymouth, he got a gig as a grease-painted human signpost for a puppet show in London. That was 44 years ago. For the past two decad…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:34AM on June 7, 2015