Gandey World Class Productions

Our Q&A's are all about giving you the chance to learn more about the wonderful individuals that make up the Gandeys Circus family. For our third installment, we'd like to introduce you to a marvelous member of our Butlin's Skegness cast! She is definitely no stranger to danger - we're excited to introduce to you our crossbow artist Elena! Elena doing what she does best! 1. Full name  Elena  Busnelli         2. Home town/ city/ country Mantua, Italy 3. What previous shows have you been in?  Circus Knie, Circus Krone, Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione 4. If you could choose another circus act to perform what would it be? I'd like to be a trapeze artist! 5. Do you have a routine or ritual before the show?  Not before the show no, but we do a lot of preparation in between show times and we like to celebrate after a show too (it's good to unwind after you've spent a performance having knives thr...

To celebrate Gandey's circus returning to Butlins Minehead, Skegness and Bognor Regis this year, we've decided to give you an opportunity to sit down, grab a brew and find out the answers to all the things you've wanted to know about our wonderful cast! Have you ever been itching to know the pre-show ritual of a circus performer? Or desperate to discover their favourite sandwich filler? Ever wondered how a clown gets into the circus? Well all your questions will be answered right here on the Gandey World Class Productions blog! This week we'd like to introduce you to Camila - one of our trapeze artists! 1.            Full name  Camila Palma Aguirre - trapeze artiste 2.            Home town/ city/ country         Santiago de Chile. 3.            What prev...

Gandey's Circus is currently touring the UK! You may have already seen it on our tour, or perhaps you've seen the posters or heard the Ringmaster Binky on the radio. How much do you actually know about Gandey's Circus, though? What is it? An all-human spectacular thrill circus! The award-winning show features an array of nearly 30 international artistes. Bringing together world-class performers, new and innovative presentation techniques and unparalleled sound, lighting and costumes, all staged within a state-of-the-art Big Top – Gandey’s is now firmly established as the UK’s premier touring circus. Where does it come from? Gandey’s Comedy Circus sprang into life at the turn of the 20th century. Conceived by founder Bob Gandey (1894 – 1953), it started out as a touring revue-style stage presentation. The show played in all the top theatres across the country, as well as many smaller venues. It quickly found success with a Western theme. Bob Gande...

We had a new starter last week. So we thought, 'what better way to introduce somebody to Gandey World Class Productions than to send them to the Gandey's Circus'! It turned out that not only had he never been to one of our circuses before... he'd never been to any circus! Here are his thoughts: ---------------------------------------------------- I've never been to the circus before. Well, that's not strictly true. I don't remember ever going to the circus.  I'm told by my parents that they did take me once when I was about four years old, but my older brother didn't like the clowns - so we never went back. I have a hazy recollection of elephants performing in the ring (back when the the use of animals was commonplace), but I don't know if it's a real memory, or a false one picked up vicariously through television. So, when I was asked to visit Gandey's Circus in Aintree last Friday, as an introduction to m...