As COVID-19 re-openings have staggered across Europe, the clowning industry has suffered. The BBC spoke with David Duffy, co-owner of Duffy's Circus, and the sixth generation of Duffys to run the Irish circus family.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a shortage of the performers, as many returned to their home countries when the first lockdown came into force in early 2020, according to David Duffy, co-owner of Duffy's Circus, who is appealing for people from Northern Ireland to become clowns. — Read the rest