I must admit that I am not a great fan of the circus. I don’t like to see animals performing, and how many clowns can you see!!

So if you are like me and don’t like the circus of the present then I suggest that you will probably love the Circus of the Future. The programme says that the celebrated Frog Stone and Lydia Ayres return, and I assume these are the two talented ladies who portray a whole cornucopia of characters that make up the most dysfunctional circus around. Mid European ringmasters, Geordie talking horses, pigs giving therapy and East Anglian cleaners are just some of the characters we meet in this hour of mayhem.

Okay, maybe it’s not a ground breaking show, so what! What it is is an honest to goodness late afternoon hoot that is guaranteed to lift the spirits.

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