The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Giving laughs:

Circus Starr

- Michael alexander

A national charity has invited familes with disabled children to a new year pantomime in Dundee.

Caudwell Children, which provides practical and emotional support to families with disabled children, invited people to apply for free tickets on a firstcome-first-served basis to the Circus Starr Goes to Hollywood event at the Marryat Hall on January 22.

The charity has also offered similar tickets to performanc­es in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Presented and performed by Circus Starr – a touring circus boasting world-class profession­al artists from across the globe – tickets were quickly snapped up.

Victoria Bruce, senior regional family services coordinato­r for Caudwell Children, which was developed in Scotland with funding from the Big Lottery, said it’s a “fantastic opportunit­y” for disabled children to experience the excitement of the circus.

She said: “It’s going to be great fun for all those who attend the show.

It will be a relaxed performanc­e which children of all abilities can enjoy together.

“The performanc­e will see Circus Starr turning each venue into Tinseltown as the story will follow Europe’s funniest female clown, Andrea Delbosq, as she takes to the stage as a madcap movie director intent on making Britain’s favourite family circus show into a major action movie.

“It will be an awe inspiring show for the children and the performers will keep them well entertaine­d.”

The event will include plenty of audience participat­ion, jokes and frolics and will also feature a unicyclist, roller skate act, illusionis­t, hand balance act and an acrobat.

Tickets for the show have been provided by Digby Brown Solicitors, the award-winning law firm with offices across Scotland. Victoria is delighted that they chose to donate tickets to the charity.

She added: “Circus Starr is a social enterprise and they operate a unique donated ticket programme. The scheme allows children to attend free shows thanks to the generous support of local businesses.

“Digby Brown bought the tickets through the programme and then donated them back to a number of charities of their choice. It’s great for businesses to ‘give back’ to their community in this way and we’re so pleased that they thought of us.”

Caudwell Children’s family support service, developed with funding from the Big Lottery, helps parents to access statutory support and funding, and also provides specialist equipment, treatments, therapies, and “Dream” holidays to disabled children with a range of conditions.

www.caudwellch­ildren.com

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‘Europe’s funniest female clown’ Andrea Delbosq.

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