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Gandeys Circus Halloween Q&A with foot juggler Mariska Gandey

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It’s Q&A time again, as we anticipate the opening of the Gandeys Circus Greatest Showmen tour: Halloween Spooktacular at intu Merry Hill . Last time we spoke to tyre juggler Andrey Vovk from Uzbekistan. And this week we caught up with another type of juggler… foot juggler Mariska Gandey! Mariska Gandey Mariska is part of the fourth generation of the Gandey family, and is skilled in the art of hair hanging as well as foot juggling . Let's find out some more...  What’s your ideal Halloween costume? Mariska likes dressing up as Wednesday Addams . Let's hope Mariska doesn't get too much into character... And your best Halloween joke? “What goes ‘cackle cackle bonk bonk’? …a witch laughing her head off” Phew. I don’t think we’re in danger of 'laughing our heads off' with that joke… How do you celebrate Halloween? “Trick or treating!” Keep a tight grip on that candy bucket Mariska! Favourite meal? “My d...

2016 Recap...

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Our 2016 recap actually begins in late 2015 in Hong Kong.  On the 21 st of December 2015 the Royalles British Thrill Circus  packed up their red, white and blue big top and headed over to one of the biggest cities in the world to take part in the Tung Wah Charity Carnival. Along with their world class performers from England, Scotland, Columbia, Kenya, Mexico and Morocco. For the 3 months that the performers were in Hong Kong they performed their mesmerising acts to hundreds of audience members all in aid of a great cause - The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals . Meanwhile, in the UK the first 2016 show was the Gandeys ‘YourCircus Awakens’ 2016 tour. The opening night of the show was the 11 th February in Liverpool and from here it was non-stop for those involved, as the Circus went from city to city across the UK entertaining thousands of people over a course of 7 months before drawing to a close at Merry Hill in Birmingham on the 30 th of October. ...