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A photo of a performer on a UV lit stage. He is captured jumping in the air whilst juggling three green juggling clubs. Behind him is an inflatable tube tangled in an intriguing shape.

Rollercoaster // Wes Peden (USA/SE)

Wes Peden performs original tricks inspired by rollercoasters and their high-tech seatbelts. A spinning plate ceremony becomes a celebration of the great rides of the past; epic 3 ball disco juggling evokes the evolution of rollercoasters; a 4-meter transparent tube turns into a path around Wes’ body, making balls flow through loops, helixes, and corkscrews.

Surrounded by huge inflatable blue structures and accompanied by electro beats composed of distorted rollercoaster sounds, Rollercoaster twists theatrical rules to create a safe place to perform some of the most difficult and unique juggling ever done on stage!

A photo with a performer who is holding 2 spinning plates whils balancing on one leg.

A photo of a perfomer juggling three balls in one hand whilst the other hand swings a tube over his head.

“Fizzy tricks and funky escapades from a master of juggling” The Guardian

“The ingenuity and technical mastery create an hour of open-mouthed admiration” Circus Diaries

“Rollercoaster surpasses anything you have seen before” A Young(ish) Perspective

Access:  For a BSL interpreted performance book Rollercoaster on Thursday 30 October 7pm

A photo of a performer balancing a giant inflatable tube above his head.

Event Info:

This event was part of Circus City 2025 and took place on Wednesday 29th & Thursday 30th October

Venue: Circomedia

Ticket prices: £26/£18/£14/£11

Photo credits: Featured image – Fahimeh Hekmatandish, Photographs from Circus City by Anna Barclay