
Circus Network
Circus Network
Resources for UK-based variety performers, circus artists, and live entertainers, designed to help you understand and protect your rights, pay, and working conditions across a wide range of performance types.
As the UK’s trade union for performers in the variety and circus sectors, we proudly represent a diverse community of entertainers, including: balloon artists, burlesque performers, caricaturists, children's entertainers, circus performers, clowns, comedians, contortionists, drag acts, DJs, cruise ship entertainers, holiday park entertainer, face or body painters, fire performers, hypnotists, look-a-likes, magicians, mime artists, psychics and clairvoyants, singers in pubs, clubs and holiday parks, tribute acts, storytellers, spoken word performers, street performers, variety performers, ventriloquists and wrestlers.
Circus Network
Be part of Equity's Comedians' Network
Join Equity's Drag Network
Be part of Equity's Storytellers' Network
Be part of Equity's Puppeteers' Network
Join Equity's Wrestlers' Network
Support for performers being booked to perform during Pride season.
Advice and information for members working at the Edinburgh Fringe.
This Charter was developed by the Equity Comedians' Network to improve the working conditions of live comedians.
Protecting New Performers in the Burlesque Scene: A Call for Transparency and Fair Practice
Representing Entertainers, Variety and Circus artists in Equity
This Charter was developed by the Equity Comedians' Network to improve the working conditions of live comedians.
For artists who are booked to perform their own acts on one-off or short term contracts where the rates are negotiable and in areas not covered by Equity’s collective agreements. This includes cabaret performers, comedians, circus artists, children’s entertainers, drag artists, magicians, storytellers and street performers and the
like.
Save Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
10,000 sign petition to save Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
Performers, punters & members of the LGBT+ community joined Equity at rally to save the iconic East London & LGBT+ venue which is at risk of closure.