50up Circus

02/09/2026

Meet Anita, Lina and Arwen!
Performing with 50-Up Sydney Fringe

Anita, Lina and Arwen are skilled across a number of circus apparatus - but at the The Rewind, they will showcase some of the skills you can learn on the ground at a 50-Up class

📅 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September
⏰ 12 noon
📍The Virago, Fool's Paradise, Entertainment Quarter
🎟️ Ticket link in bio
Or
https://sydneyfringe.com/events/50-up-the-rewind/

31/08/2026

Meet Jacqui!
Performing with 50-Up Sydney Fringe

Jacqui Matthews is 58 and performs on trapeze, hammock and lyra. She trains across , and and has been learning aerials since the age of 48.

Jacqui is also a member of the 50-Up Circus management committee and brings both elegance and a strong theatrical presence to the stage.

📅 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September
⏰ 12 noon
📍The Virago, Fool's Paradise, Entertainment Quarter
🎟️ Ticket link in bio
Or
https://sydneyfringe.com/events/50-up-the-rewind/

29/08/2026

Meet Wayne!
Performing with 50-Up Sydney Fringe

Wayne Barker is a juggler who began juggling for fun at the age of 25. He made his 50-Up Circus debut at the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival, bringing zany, energetic and joyfully chaotic fun to the stage.

📅 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 Sep
⏰️ 12 noon
🎪 The Virago, Fool's Paradise, Entertainment Quarter
Ticket link in bio
Or
https://sydneyfringe.com/events/50-up-the-rewind/

26/08/2026

Meet John!

Performing with 50-Up Sydney Fringe

John is 61 and began hand-balancing at 55. He performs on canes and trains at Avion Aerial Circus School. John made his 50-Up Circus debut at the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival, impressing audiences with his strength, control and gravity-defying skills

📅 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 Sep
⏰ 12 noon
📍The Virago, Fool's Paradise, Entertainment Quarter

🎟️ Ticket link in bio
Or
https://sydneyfringe.com/events/50-up-the-rewind/





John Stanton
Sydney Fringe
Avion Aerial Circus School
Fool's Paradise
Entertainment Quarter

23/08/2026

Are you ever too old to try something new?

Our co-producer Hazel shares how she discovered circus and why getting older doesn’t mean making your life smaller.

Thank you Starts at 60 for sharing her story.

See our new show The Sydney Fringe
📅 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September
⏰ 12 noon
📍The Virago, Fool's Paradise, Entertainment Quarter
🎟️ Ticket link in bio

At 54, Hazel Palmer took up circus training for the first time. Now she performs aerial straps with Sydney's 50-Up Circus, proving it's never too late to run away with the circus.

21/08/2026

Meet Delwyn!
Performing with 50-Up Sydney Fringe

Delwyn Bishop is 76 and began learning aerials at the remarkable age of 74. She performs on lyra and is also a tap dancer, training at Integral Aerial Arts and Sydney Trapeze School.

Delwyn made her 50-Up Circus debut at the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival and is living proof that it is never too late to take on something adventurous.

📅 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September
⏰ 12 noon
📍The Virago, Fool's Paradise, Entertainment Quarter
🎟️ Ticket link in bio
Or
https://sydneyfringe.com/events/50-up-the-rewind/

21/08/2026

Ele Godley had 50-Up on 2SER this morning ( thanks 2SER 107.3 FM ).

We spoke about the mission of 50-Up to showcase the amazing things older be people are doing in circus and our not for profit activities.

All profits from Ticket sales to our Sydney Fringe show The Rewind, go to bringing circus joy and health benefits to people who might not be otherwise able to access. We do this I collaboration with Council on the Ageing NSW and Sydney Trapeze School

📅 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September
⏰ 12 noon
📍The Virago, Fool's Paradise, Entertainment Quarter
🎟️ Ticket link in bio

19/08/2026

Meet Alison on Hammock!
Performing with 50-Up Sydney Fringe

Alison is 56 and began aerial training at 49. She performs on trapeze and hammock and trains at Sydney Trapeze School. Alison brings style, character and a wonderful sense of theatricality to her performances.

In Alison’s words:
“My children had been very involved in circus at Sydney Trapeze School from a young age, and finally talked me into a static trapeze class in my late forties. Even though I relied on very patient instructors to haul me up in the early months, I knew that this was something I wanted to get better at. I love static and dance trapeze, and don't mind a bit of hammock for a change. My day job is an educational development academic at the School of Business at the University of Sydney.”

😀 Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September
🕛 12 noon
@ The Virago,

🎟Ticket link in bio