Entertainment
28 June, 2024
Circus will thrill all families
THE circus is back in town and ready to charm Cairns’ residents this school holiday season with a display of amazing animals, acrobatics and lots of delicious treats.
After five years Hudsons Circus is making a triumphant return to Cairns on its 10th anniversary, taking its fun and unique show up north with all the circus classics like animal shows, clowns, acrobatics and a lot of flair at Cannon Park Racecourse from June 20 until July 14.
With Arabian camels, ponies and dogs, Hudsons Circus is one of the last few circuses in Australia that still uses animals in their shows and strives to keep the classic circus acts like a ringmaster, clowns, acrobatics, and more.
“This year we’re bringing our 10th anniversary tour to Cairns, and we’re happy to be back with the animals – we’ve got the ponies, the camels and the dogs – we also have the driver of death and the high-flying trapeze” said Hudsons Circus marketing and promotion manager Troy Smith.
“We’re one of the last few circuses that use animals and we’ve had these conversations and said ‘Let’s keep the animals’, people love them, they flock to see them and we’re hoping they come to see them here in Cairns.
“Over this school holiday period we’re expecting to see 7500 people and we’re hoping to attract anyone from the babies to people in their 80s and 90s.
“Coming to Cairns we’re expecting very high energy and lots of smiling kids.”
Despite the controversy behind animal circuses, Hudsons’ animal trainer Beau Pearson said that they strived for animal safety and met RSPCA regulations.
“When the animals travel, they do it in a large float, custom-designed for every specific animal and we also have to follow guidelines and regulations according to their size for their space, and we try to go above that to give them more space to run around,” he said.
“The animals also receive food-motivated training, we wait for the action to be performed and treat it with rewards and these guys have been performing for a really long time, so we try to adapt that method into their training.”
Hudsons’ funniest and clumsiest member Goldie the Clown encouraged families to make the most of the school holidays and come to the circus.
“Come to the circus. We’re going to have fun and it’s all about the fun. Come to the show,” he said.
To purchase tickets visit www.hudsonscircus.com.au
