Date Taken: 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00 Copyright: Credit: Title: Caption: Clowns silenced...Zippo Circus undated handout photo of their clowns. The circus said today that its clowns have been silenced by "nanny state" regulations which ban them from playing their trumpets. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday September 22 2008. Zippos Circus said it was told by council officials that the show could not go on unless the clowns dropped the musical part of their act. The circus, which is currently performing in Birmingham, fell foul of the Licensing Act 2003 which forbids the playing of live music without a licence. See PA story SOCIAL Circus. Photo credit should read: Zippo Circus/PA Wire Camera: Focal Length: 0mm Aperture: f/0 ISO: 0 Shutter Speed: n/a
