Fred Delius
After training as a juggler and acrobat Fred worked all over the world with many of the worlds most famous Circuses. His career has taken him from Beijing to Las Vegas.

He was invited to perform for HRH Prince Phillip at Windsor Castle for his birthday party. He has also made TV appearances on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Heads or Tails, Channel 4 Summer Links and Meet the Folks.

For seven years he was the director of a French National Circus School. He was awarded L’Agreement du DRAC by the French Ministry of Culture for his work in French schools.

China Delius
China has studied Circus and clowning arts all her life! She began her performance career working with Ziz Ziz Kaboom Circus at the age of three and since then she has performed regularly in France and in the UK. Her career has included numerous TV appearances including a star role in the BBC film 'Fountain', showing off her contortionist skills on 'Brainiac', a contestant in Channel 5's Heads or Tails and of course we must not forget her two spectacular appearances on 'The Weakest Link!'

 

* STREET SHOWS * THEATRES * SCHOOLS * FESTIVALS * RURAL TOURING *
* CORPORATE EVENTS * WORKSHOPS * ANY AGES * ANY WHERE * MAGIC * CIRCUS *


So who and what is Fred's Flying Circus?

"The best littlest circus in the world" - Le Monde
"Should be consumed without moderation" - La gazette

Fred's Flying Circus is a small family circus who have been touring the UK with their mayhem and magic since 2000. The main part of our work is visiting schools to work with the children to put on a circus extravaganza which they then perform in our 'little' big top in front of a live audience. This is a great way of involving the school in the life of a Circus as well as a very effective way of fundraising... see 'fundraising facts'

Fred's Flying Circus was originally formed in 1988 and started touring festivals, towns and villages throughout England, amazing audiences with "Walking the line of death" and "Fish, knife and knicker juggling!" In 1990 they set sail for France, where Fred won the Ivry street festival in Paris, making him the European Street Entertainer of the Year. Fred’s Flying Circus were based in France for the next 10 years, working with some of the most prestigious Circus companies in Europe as well as running a National Circus School in Montpellier.

On returning to the UK, Fred started working with his daughter China and in 2002, they bought their beautiful 'little' big top and started to tour the UK. Today the company is still led by Fred and this year Mrs Fred will be joining in to help out backstage!

The Circus Show

Fred's Flying Circus performs mostly in their beautiful 'little' Big Top - however they are often asked to perform in Theatres or Clubs or even on the Street. Fred's Flying Circus can perform for anyone anywhere.

Our skills include: Juggling, unicycling, trapeze, magic, dance, illusions, comedy and other dangerous stuff! The show is suitable for children and adults alike!

Fred's Flying Circus have regularly performed in London nightclubs as cabaret acts - yet during the day they have performed the SAME show at Primary Schools - amazing yet true!

The Circus performs for family audiences at Street festivals, Airshows, Arts and Craft Fairs, Rural Touring, at Town and Village festivals, Family parks and much much more.

The Workshops

CHILDREN

  • Fred was invited by Clowns International to be the organiser responsible for children at the European and World Clown Conventions. This included extensive tours of schools.
  • Fred was the organizer responsible for children at the Isle of Wight Circus festival - visiting every school on the Island.
  • In 1992 Fred became the director of the French National Circus School 'L'Atelier pour le Developpement des Arts du Cirque'. As director he was responsible for organizing all workshops and classes in schools in the area. In 1994 he was awarded L'Agreement du DRAC by the French Ministry of Culture for his work in schools.
  • In 2005 Fred's Flying Circus was chosen by Hampshire Education Authority to tour primary schools.
    Teachers and parents are amazed by what the children can do after only a short time working with the Circus performers. The children learn to work together and respect each other in performing the skills they have learnt.
  • Disciplines covered include juggling with scarves, balls, spinning plates, balancing and clowning.

    TEENAGERS

  • A large percentage of schools we visit are secondary schools where we work with teenagers studying drama and performance. We also work with troubled teenagers in special schools. We have found that they particularly enjoy the close up magic workshops as they learn some COOL magic to impress with!

  • Disciplines covered include Juggling, unicycling, slack rope, trapeze, magic and clowning.

    ADULTS

  • Fred's Flying Circus run weekend workshops which end with shows being performed by the participants - and is extremely popular. The workshop is great on a number of different levels from finding your clown... to working in a group... to learning some cool magic... to learning very useful performance skills.
  • Fred's Flying Circus regularly gives talks to groups on magic and the history of Circus.
  • Disciplines covered include clowning, juggling, unicycling, trapeze, slackrope and magic.

So don't miss the best littlest circus in the world!

  • Fred's Flying Circus is a professional touring company, with full Equity membership and £15 million full public liability insurance.
  • Fred's Flying Circus is a member of the Arts Council's Circus Arts Forum.
  • Fred's Flying Circus receives support from the British Arts Council.
  • All Fred's Flying Circus staff have current CRB documents.