Not a panto. Oh no it isn't.

Real circus, up close, in the round. Walthamstow this Christmas.

No dames, no cream pies, no shouting "behind you". Just real people doing impossible things a few feet from your face, in a heated big top on Walthamstow Town Square. Adults from £13.

CLOWN dates Fête du Puck dates

Families in the front rows of The Revel Puck Circus big top in Walthamstow watch a roller-skating duo spin — Photo: Craig Sugden

6 rows

the furthest seat from the ring

55 min

CLOWN, right for little legs

0 animals

Just people doing brilliant things

2 min

from the Victoria line

What you get instead

Real circus, up close. Aerial, acrobatics, juggling and comedy, in the round, so everyone has a view of the ring.
Two shows to choose from. Quentin Blake's CLOWN in the daytime for ages 2 and up, and Fête du Puck in the afternoons and evenings for all ages.
A heated beer garden. Covered, with East London food trucks, mulled wine and cider, and a pop-up bar from Signature Brew.
Heated and step-free. Every performance is semi-relaxed: move, take a break and come back in.
Two minutes from the Victoria line. Walthamstow Central is on the doorstep.

An acrobat mid-air in a layout somersault above the ring at Fête du Puck, Walthamstow — Photo: Craig Sugden

Choose your show

Bringing little ones?

Quentin Blake's Clown leaps for joy beside a Christmas tree: Quentin Blake watercolour for CLOWN in Walthamstow — Illustration © Quentin Blake

Daytime shows
55 minutes
Ages 2+

A little toy clown is thrown in the bin and sets off to find a new home. Aerial, acrobatics, physical comedy and costume puppets bring Quentin Blake's story of hope, friendship and kindness to life.

Directed by Sean Kempton, a long-time clown for Cirque du Soleil (Varekai, Kooza, Quidam).

First shows: Thu 3 Dec, 11am and 1pm. Adults from £13.

Pick a date for CLOWN

Afternoons and evenings

A roller-skating duo spin under the neon Revel Puck Circus sign at Fête du Puck, Walthamstow — Photo: Craig Sugden

Afternoon and evening shows
100 minutes with an interval
All ages

Back with an all-new cast of international and homegrown talent. A foot-stampingly audacious celebration of circus, up close in our cosy mini big top. Here for a good time, not a long time.

First shows: Thu 3 Dec, 4pm and 6.30pm. Adults from £19.50.

Pick a date for Fête du Puck