Roll up! Roll up! Roll up! Count Cuckoo’s Treetop Circus is coming to a woodland near you! Watch in wonder at the nimble fingered, nut-cracking escapades of Little Red the Juggler. Prepare to be astounded by the high energy hijinks of Grey-Trix the Magician. Hold your breath in disbelief at the gravity-defying aerial antics of Dartmoor's own marvellous mustelid The Flying Pine Marten...

Set in the ancient woodlands of Dartmoor, The Treetop Circus is a strange, silly, mad and magical puppet show for families, inspired by the Two Moors Pine Marten project, a conservation project that has reintroduced once native pine martens back to Dartmoor and Exmoor.

Show title: The Treetop Circus
Company name: Flying with Strings Marionette Theatre
Puppet maker/Puppeteer: Sarah Vigars
Composer/Musician: Louis Bingham
Run time: 35 minutes (+1 hour puppet making workshop)
Age suitability: All ages (recommended 4+)
Access: We currently offer ‘relaxed performances’ suitable for audiences with ADHD and Autism. We are also adapting The Treetop Circus for SEND settings. Please get in touch for more information.
Tech requirements: Sound equipment provided. A warm lighting wash is required for indoors.
Playing space: 3m wide x 2m deep (approx)
Audience capacity: 50/60 max (eg. 30 children plus accompanying adults)
Get in / Get out time: Minimum 1 hour to unload and set up. Minimum 30 minutes to strike
Other info: We can supply a full risk assessment, DBS and public liability certificates upon request.

For booking inquiries and prices, please contact Sarah: sarah@sarahvigarsart.com

Visit the EVENTS pages for upcoming PUBLIC shows

The Treetop Circus is currently supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

We are also proud to be working in partnership with the Devon Wildlife Trust and the Two Moors Pine Marten Project. Our other key partners include Libraries Unlimited, Villages in Action, South Gloucestershire Council and the Langaford Farm Trust.

The Treetop Circus - Audience feedback

PAIGNTON LIBRARY, Feb 2026

  • “This is such a beautiful show.”

  • “I’ve never seen anything like this before, isn’t it wonderful?”

  • “It was really good. My son doesn’t usually sit to watch things but he sat and watched that.”

MINEHEAD/PORLOCK libraries, May 2026

  • “We loved the storytelling and the puppeteer’s skills.The music was also perfect. It was wonderful how it linked into the wildlife on Exmoor.”

  • “So nice to access something magical, fun and inventive that ISN’T on a screen!”

CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL, TIVERTON, June 2026

  • “It was such a beautiful puppet show with fabulous music. Sarah and Louis' lovely calm, engaging and fun personalities shone through. Their relational practice was superb and the children really interacted with both the performance and the workshop elements.”

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIBRARIES/SCHOOLS, October 2026

  • “The performers, Sarah and Louis, had a fantastic understanding of how to engage the children.”

  • “It was great to see the children so engaged and enthusiastic. For some, it was their first experience of a live performance”

  • “The children were engaged and fascinated by the instruments.”

  • “The best puppet show I’ve ever watched in my life, such lovely people”

The Treetop Circus - Current and Past Events

For more details of UPCOMING PUBLIC SHOWS visit the events page

2027

Torquay Library | Saturday 20th February
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)
Relaxed performance, suitable for audience members with neurodivergent needs

Exmouth Library | Friday 19th February
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)
Relaxed performance, suitable for audience members with neurodivergent needs

Newton Abbot Library | Thursday 18th February
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)
Relaxed performance, suitable for audience members with neurodivergent needs

Cullompton Library | Wednesday 17th February
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)
Relaxed performance, suitable for audience members with neurodivergent needs

2026

Tiverton Library | Friday 30th October
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)
Relaxed performance, suitable for audience members with neurodivergent needs

Barnstaple Library | Thursday 29th October
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)
Relaxed performance, suitable for audience members with neurodivergent needs

Ilfracombe Library | Thursday 29th October
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)
Relaxed performance, suitable for audience members with neurodivergent needs

Okehampton Library | Wednesday 28th October
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)
Relaxed performance, suitable for audience members with neurodivergent needs

South Gloucestershire Libraries | Monday 19th - Friday 23rd October
(Non public) Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by South Gloucestershire Council

Haytor View Primary School | Thursday 15th October
(Non public) SEND adapted performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’

Beaford Primary School | Thursday 8th October
(Non public) Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by craft workshops. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

Ladysmith’s Junior School | Wednesday 7th October
(Non public) Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by craft workshops. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

Ilfracombe Infants School | Thursday 1st October
(Non public) Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by craft workshops. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

Moor Imagination Centre | Wednesday 19th August
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by the Devon Wildlife Trust for the Two Moors Pine Marten Project

The Mansion, Totnes | Wednesday 12th August
Family performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’. Produced by The Mansion

Landscove Primary School | Friday 17th July
(Non public) Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’, Produced by Villages in Action (Devon)

Kilmington Primary School | Friday 26th June
(Non public) Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’, Produced by Villages in Action (Devon)

Castle Primary School | Wednesday 3rd June
(Non public) Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’, Produced by Villages in Action (Devon)

Porlock Community Library | Friday 29th May
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by the Somerset Wildlife Trust for the Two Moors Pine Marten Project

Minehead Community Centre | Friday 29th May
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by the Somerset Wildlife Trust for the Two Moors Pine Marten Project

Langaford Farm Trust | Wednesday 6th May
(Non public) Schools performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by the Devon Wildlife Trust for the Two Moors Pine Marten Project

MAKE Southwest | Saturday 11th April
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by the Devon Wildlife Trust for the Two Moors Pine Marten Project

Torrington Library | Friday 10th April
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

Exeter Library | Saturday 21st February
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

Paignton Library | Saturday 7th February
Family performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

2025

The Story of Emily, St Ive | Saturday 6th December
Family performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’. Produced by The Story of Emily (Cornwall)

Farway Primary School | Friday 26th September
Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’. Produced by Villages in Action (Devon)

Offwell Primary School | Tuesday 23rd September
Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’. Produced by Villages in Action (Devon)

Wolborough Primary School | Monday 22nd September
Schools performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’. Produced by Villages in Action (Devon)

Buckfastleigh Library (Town Hall) | Saturday 30th August
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

RHS Rosemoor | Friday 29th August
Family performances of ‘The Treetop Circus’. Produced by RHS Rosemoor (Devon)

Princetown Library | Friday 1st August, 2pm-3.30pm
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

Tavistock Library | Friday 1st August, 10am-11.30am
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)

Chagford Library | Thursday 31st July, 10.30am-12pm
Family performance of ‘The Treetop Circus’, accompanied by a craft workshop. Produced by Libraries Unlimited (Devon)