ROLL up, roll up, roll up for the fabulous Gifford's Circus, as the 2018 summer tour brings this popular vintage show to Marlborough Common soon - and tickets are already selling fast.

The circus is coming to town on August 31 and will stay until September 10. This year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of circus, so the nation's most glamorous troupe are throwing a summer-long party. In a gorgeous array of 1930s inspired sequinned dresses, tail coats and top hats the Gifford's Circus company – talented musicians, Cuban acrobats, Italian gymnasts, Russian dachshunds, the girl with saucer eyes Nancy Trotter Landry and her talking turkey, Nell with the wonderful miniature ponies – is celebrating the golden age of circus. Directed by Cal McCrystal and featuring mischief-maker Tweedy the clown, the good times are going to roll. Gershwin, Cole Porter, Henry Hall, Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed provide the soundtrack for sultry nights under canvas and the addictive fun of a circus company in full swing.

Circus-goers can dine at travelling restaurant Circus Sauce, housed in two magnificent showman's wagons with an awning attached to the side.

Tickets are £15 -£32 for adults, £10-£22 for children. For showtimes and to book, visit giffordscircus.com.