Colin O’Brien at Gerry Cottle’s Circus

Last week, when Gerry Cottle’s Circus passed through the East End, Spitalfields Life Contributing Photographer Colin O’Brien went along to watch them set up the big top on Hackney Downs and took these portraits of some leading performers. Gerry Cottle’s Circus is currently performing at Alexandra Palace and you have until Sunday 6th October to catch one of their famous shows.

Chelsea Buckley

Gareth Ellis, performing as Bippo the Clown

Olympia Enos-Knox

Ezra Tidman

Ellen Ramsay

Fikiri

Bori Hegyi

Charlie Jenkins

Lucy Fraser

Laci Hegyi

Laci & Adam Hegyi

Dallas

Yasmin Jonez

Gerry Cottle

Photographs copyright © Colin O’ Brien

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