Swamp Circus Announces Easter Events and 2026 Programme

Circus Skills, Theatre and More

Swamp Circus has revealed a packed Easter programme, with workshops, performances and opportunities for the community taking place across Cornwall in the coming months.

Easter Circus School at Chyan

Running from 7th to 9th April, the Easter Holiday Performing Arts & Circus School will take place at Chyan Cultural Centre between 10.00am and 3.30pm each day.

The sessions are designed to offer children a full day of creativity, movement and skill-building, led by a specialist circus team. Activities include juggling, diabolo, hoops, unicycle, tightrope, acro, aerial hoop and silks for both beginners and more advanced participants.

The cost is £15 standard or £10 concession, and attendees are asked to bring a packed lunch.

Children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult, while those aged 9 and above can be dropped off.

A hot desk option is also available for parents or guardians who need to work during the sessions. The Sky Barn workspace offers WiFi access at £5 per day, with advance booking required.

Places can be booked via the Swamp Circus website.

Community Circus Returns in April

The weekly Community Circus sessions will resume on Thursday 23rd April at The Old Gym in Falmouth.

Running from 5.00pm to 6.00pm during term time, the sessions aim to provide a relaxed and welcoming space for people to try circus skills and meet others.

Booking details are available on the Swamp Circus website.

Theatre Programme at Chyan Dome

A series of performances are also scheduled at Chyan Dome throughout the year.

• 24th April, 7.30pm
  The Talisman by Angel Heart Theatre combines puppetry, storytelling, music and shadow, drawing on Slavic folklore, wartime history and the figure of Baba Yaga.
• 28th May, 3.00pm
  FailFailFailFailWin! is a family-friendly comic theatre and circus show exploring failure, perseverance and how the brain responds when things go wrong.
• 17th June, 7.30pm
  Split Ends is a tragi-comedy following a woman who falls in love with a vacuum. The production uses physical theatre, puppetry and multimedia to explore coercive control and relationships. This performance is restricted to those aged 18 and over.
• 28th June, 7.30pm
  The Scarlet Pimpernel is a three-actor production featuring disguises, rescues, romance and revolution.
• 12th September, 3.00pm
  The Mushroom Show follows a character on a mission to share knowledge about fungi, combining interactive games, music and humour for a family audience.

Tickets for all performances are available via chyan.org and swamptheatre.co.uk.

Trustee Opportunity Open

Swamp Circus has also announced a new trustee vacancy. As a wellbeing-based charity working with arts and nature, the organisation is looking to strengthen its board, particularly seeking individuals with lived experience who can contribute to its work.

Anyone interested in the role is invited to get in touch via email at [email protected].