limited company industry circus theatre founded 2012 founder gary stocker mark foot headquarters cambridge england united kingdom area served united kingdom website http www.chaplinscircus.com chaplin s circus is a touring u.k. circus established in 2012 by gary stocker and mark foot . 1 it is a narrative driven performance which incorporates both pantomime with traditional circus skills and tells the story of a 1920s circus on the brink of bankruptcy that is saved by an inventor who builds the world s first human cannon . 2 chaplin s circus is an animal and clown free circus . 3 contents 1 gary stocker 2 mark foot 3 tours 4 references gary stocker edit gary stocker is a co founder of chaplin s circus . at the age of 15 he began performing a comedy magic street show in covent garden london . in 2002 he went on to read law at st johns college oxford . 4 stocker worked as a legal recruitment consultant and legal researcher before giving it up to found chaplin s circus . 5 a member of the magic circle stocker also performs in the show as the great hermann the circus magician who is fired from the human cannon . 6 mark foot edit mark foot is a co founder of chaplin s circus . he worked as a street performer in covent garden london which is where he first met stocker . at the age of 22 foot set up events company hocus pocus providing seasonal entertainment in approximately 75 % of the shopping centres across the uk . 7 he is a director of scarenation ltd. a scare attraction which is currently in its third year of trading . 8 foot also performs in the show as the ringmaster . tours edit chaplin s circus premiered on 24 may 2014 in highfield park st albans . 9 references edit millionaire lawyer quits to become a human cannonball . dailystar.co.uk . 23 may 2014 . retrieved 13 june 2014 . oxford graduate lawyer gives up six figure salary for shot at fame as a human cannonball . dailymail.co.uk . 23 may 2014 . retrieved 13 june 2014 . new circus to have world premiere in st albans this weekend . times series.co.uk . 21 may 2014 . retrieved 13 june 2014 . you have to be of the right calibre for this job . lawgazette.co.uk . 2 june 2014 . retrieved 13 june 2014 . hotshot lawyer . thesun.co.uk . 23 may 2014 . retrieved 13 june 2014 . millionaire lawyer turns human cannonball after quitting luxury life to live in circus caravan . mirror.co.uk . 23 may 2014 . retrieved 13 june 2014 . chaplin s circus our family november 2013 . chaplinscircus.com . retrieved 13 june 2014 . wwatford showman mark foot rolls into town with chaplin s circus . watfordobserver.co.uk . 23 may 2014 . retrieved 13 june 2014 . circus comes to st albans highfield park . hertsad.co.uk . 16 may 2014 . retrieved 13 june 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chaplin % 27s circus & oldid 692307045 categories circuses2012 establishments in the united kingdom navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 november 2015 at 20 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view