Zippos Circus HOME LOCATIONS FAQS THE SHOW ABOUT US NEWS REVIEWS GALLERY HIRE PRESS TICKETS ZIPPOS CIRCUS SECURES LIFELINE ARTS COUNCIL GRANT THE SHOW WILL GO ON! Zippos Circus, the UK’s favourite touring circus, has been awarded significant funding in the latest allocation of grants from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, administered by The Arts Council England. The vital funding of over £600,000 will enable the much-loved circus to continue to perform this year and get back on the road across the UK in 2021. Zippos Circus was unable to go out on tour for Easter this year and has been faced with many challenges including having artists from around the world stranded in the UK. The show managed to get back on tour in August, despite huge hurdles, with a critically-acclaimed new production ‘Rebound’ and has since then been touring England with a socially-distanced show and hugely reduced capacity. Zippos biggest annual gig at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland will not go ahead as the whole event has been cancelled for winter 2020. The 2020 tour will end in November and the funds will enable the 2021 production to be created ready for touring and provide much needed monies for the business’ infrastructure. Martin Burton, Founder and Director of Zippos Circus, commented, “This generous grant is a lifeline for us and gives our immediate future certainty after a devastating year even if social distancing measures remain in place well into next year. The circus is a hugely popular, accessible and affordable art form, appealing to a wide audience and for many children is their first introduction to live performance. We are delighted and hugely relieved to have received this grant which will secure our financial viability and set us up for our 2021 tour.” Zippos Circus is currently touring England and will be at Blackheath, London from Thursday 22nd October until 1st November 2021. Further details on www.zippos.co.uk. -ends- For further information contact: Claire Meal Tel: 07808 126 418 E: clairemeal@gmail.com FOLLOW US Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Name Email Postcode SUBMIT ABOUT US The name ‘Zippos Circus’ is a registered TradeMark and is the trading name of WOC Ltd. WOC Ltd. VAT Reg. No. 677 4641 94 Registered company address: 8 King Edward Street, Oxford OX14HL. WOC Ltd. Company No. 03370265 Zippos Circus, Circus Headquarters, Enborne, Newbury RG20 0LD Tel: 07774 811 811 Email: info@zippos.co.uk THE ACADEMY OF CIRCUS ARTS OUR PARTNERS © 2021 Zippos Circus Ltd. Terms & ConditionsPrivacy & Cookies Policy