31 stories by "Douglas McPherson"
An all-female company has signed wrestling's first code of conduct with Equity, proving that thrills and spills in the ring are as
As a book about the Milan-born performer who rose to become one of Britain's most famous clowns is published, Douglas McPherson delves
Director Josh Seymour's show Musik is drawing in crowds at the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to London. He tells Douglas McPherson about
Trailblazing jukebox musical Buddy " The Buddy Holly Story is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Writer and producer Alan Janes tells Douglas McPherson
Britain's cultural exports range from Shakespeare to the Beatles, but today, the 10th World Circus Day gives us the opportunity to celebrate
"If you ask my mum, she'll say I've been clowning for 46 years," says Andrew Davis, better known as Andy the Clown.
As he takes up the baton for Hawkwind's live orchestra, multifaceted musician Mike Batt tells Douglas McPherson about the highs and lows
It’s 30 years since Rebecca Truman founded pioneering aerial company Skinning the Cat. As she publishes her new memoir, she tells Douglas
As a book of classic posters from the golden age of British circus nears publication, Douglas McPherson looks back at the family-run
It's not just the numerous scene changes of Cromer's 40-year-old variety show that have posed challenges to its longstanding designer Ian Westbrook,
Captain Dan, the Demon Dwarf, is no stranger to painful onstage antics, such as attaching a vacuum cleaner nozzle to his willy
Next time you head to the supermarket, spare a thought for the advance manager of Sir Robert Fossett's Circus in the 1970s.
In 2012, circus grandee Gerry Cottle made headlines when he announced his support for a ban on animals in the big top.
The annual Clown Gathering UK sees entertainers from all over the country descend on the Seagull Theatre in Lowestoft for a week
Andrew Davis knows you should never work with animals or children, but he has one to add to that: "You should never
The miners' strike, high unemployment and clashes between the police and New Age travellers. That was the charged political landscape against which
"Taking the extreme to the mainstream" is how Circus of Horrors founder Doctor Haze puts it. And since the show is celebrating
As Britain's last lion tamer, Thomas Chipperfield is used to facing down predators. So the 25-year-old was quick to fight back when
If you applied for life insurance and said you were a knife thrower's assistant, the average insurance broker would probably check the
Two accidents in the space of a week have reminded us of the danger circus performers face every day. On bank holiday
Douglas McPherson can't think of one publicly funded show that was any good - while every day commercial world creates amazing things without help
Theatre Royal, Norwich: After a couple of vintage years, it's a shame to report that Peter Pan is one of the Norwich Theatre Royal's periodic exercises in going through the motions…
Thomas Chipperfield has more than 300 years of animal training in his blood. Faced with a ban on wild animals in the circus, he defends a vocation his family has pursued for three centuries
Theatre Royal, Norwich: Relocating Cinderella to an Edwardian seaside hotel gives this pantomime a fresh and uplifting look in-keeping with the current trend for all things vintage. The boat…
Norwich Playhouse: For a play about a man trapped underground in complete darkness, <a href="http://www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk/whats-on/detail/the-trench" target="_blank&qu…
