News, 7 October 2026

The Wing-Scuffle Spectacular returns to Leigh-on-Sea this October

Chalkwell Park, 23 October to 1 November

Leigh-on-Sea gets its own big top again this October. Straight from Edinburgh Fringe, where it won Theatre Weekly's Best Circus, The Wing-Scuffle Spectacular returns to Chalkwell Park, 23 October to 1 November 2026.

A performer stands beneath a swinging chainsaw in The Wing-Scuffle Spectacular, the audience watching in the round

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Giant Rola Bola, the only one on Earth

0 animals

Just people doing brilliant things

8 days

of shows across half term

Half term

thrills and laughs, no scary clowns

What the show is

  • The alternative family outing for thrill seekers. A celebration of fear, with tons of heart and buckets of joy.
  • Built around bespoke apparatus: the Giant Rola Bola, teeterboard acrobatics and a swinging chainsaw escape, rather than a ringmaster and animals.
  • People only. No animal acts, ever.
  • 100 minutes with a 20 minute interval. All ages.

Why Chalkwell Park

  • Back after April's run. Close to the station and the seafront, so a trip to the big top folds into a wider day out in Leigh-on-Sea: the beach, the Old Town, or the walk along from Chalkwell itself.
  • A heated big top in the park, with a bar on site and doors 30 minutes before the show.

Details

  • Show: The Wing-Scuffle Spectacular.
  • Dates: 23 October to 1 November 2026, across October half term.
  • Where: Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 8NB, between Southend and Leigh-on-Sea. The big top is in the north-east corner of the park.
  • Tickets: adults from £12.50, all fees included. Pick a date.
  • Getting there: Chalkwell station is a ten minute walk, c2c from London Fenchurch Street in about 45 minutes. Street parking around the park is limited.
  • Heated big top, allocated seating, bar on site. All ages, under-2s free on a lap. Every performance is semi-relaxed.
  • £3 tickets: 10% of all tickets are £3 for low-income families, no questions asked.

This is the one Leigh-on-Sea run for this show, so worth booking ahead rather than leaving it to the week itself.

Pick a date

23 October to 1 November 2026

Related: The Wing-Scuffle Spectacular show page, What's on. All news.

On sale now

The Wing-Scuffle Spectacular

Chalkwell Park, Leigh-on-Sea

Fri 23 Oct to Sun 1 Nov

Adults from £12.50.

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