Indge describes him as his “clown hero”, but he recognises that Drill represents a very different era of clowning. “Even pirates get a bad rep.”When I ask Davis if clowning has a future, if the clowning livelihood is under threat, he shows me a clip from a 1964 clown magazine that refers to “the decline of clowning”. Some want to be pirates or superheroes, but others just want a white face and red nose. Each clown has a red nose hanging on elasticated string around their neck. At the start of one exercise, Barnfather reminds the students: “Noses please, as is tradition.” Barnfather tells me later he largely dislikes the red nose.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2019 08:01 UTC