Exclusive phone interview:- "More must be done to help save the UK's Circus Industry"

THIS interview was made the day before the fantastic news was made that the Circus can re-open in England, form the 11 July 2020. But we are still running this as lots of the other issues raised within it are still on going and it gives a fantastic insight in to the world of the Circuses. This interview was held over the phone, with Binky Beaumont, who is part of the Theatre Tours and Tour Programming for Exchange Events Ltd. If you do not know who they are, they are the firm behind Gandey World Class Productions, the UK’s largest Worldwide event production company, who are based in Cheshire. They also run from their North West base, a host of other Circus like:- The Chinese State Circus Worldwide, The Great Circus Of Europe Worldwide, Cirque Surreal Worldwide, The Ladyboys Of Bangkok UK, Spirit Of The Horse Worldwide and Spirit Of The Horse Worldwide, Ice shows and many other large scale productions. They even present and produce the 3 main 1200 seat summer:- "BIG TOP" circus productions running at all 3 Butlins resorts for the whole summer season.

To put this into context, Gandey World Class Productions are the UK's largest Worldwide event production company, employing hundreds of people across the globe with our productions. They also simultaneously operate across the globe along the side of several large units in the UK, in places like:- Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong, our company is second only in the world. In terms of the size and quality of our international productions, to Cirque du Soleil.

Sadly, COVID-19 has made this highly successful business to the blink, but we can reveal that since the interview, things are looking up again for them. The representative, Binky Beaumont said:- "We are so very pleased that Circus can re-open in England, from the 11 July 2020, and we are proud that we were able to be involved in this decision and wondered if you would like a follow up conversation with the UK’s largest circus production company? We had engaged with the government department the DCMS through the Association of Circus Proprietors and assisted with the technical and scientific information on airflow and prepared a pilot scheme with a Big Top to trial this airflow. The logistics supported by our colleagues at our productions currently being assembled at Bourne Leisure (Butlins) and the announcement that Circus can open with limited capacities and to certain new guidelines is a terrific result. We thank everyone for what has been done behind the scenes on behalf of Circus and events throughout this difficult time, including:- The Ministry of Culture, The DCMS, Members of Parliament, The Association of Circus Proprietors, Theatre and Outdoor Associations, Friends and Fans and of course, and most importantly, the whole Circus industry. We look to hope fully speaking with you as we open up the 3 large productions this summer at Butlins."

To hear the interview, please click on YouTube video above or on the audio only player below. You can also read the audio transcript by clicking on here, but please be aware that the Transcript is computer generated, so might not be fully accurate at times.