What a palaver

Shows

All shows run approximately 30 minutes.

Walkabout sessions are 45 minutes.

I can perform three shows a day (maximum of 2 fire shows a day).

Four walkabout sessions a day.

Or a mixture of both.

Risk assessments available for all shows.

£10,000,000 public liability insurance.

Equity member.

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Rob Sim – All round entertainer

About

Current Shows

40 Years of Fire

A frenetic frenzy of fearsome fire, along with feats of derring-do.

Frightening but fun.

Safe but stupid.

Featuring fire-eating, fire-breathing, and fire juggling. It’s a fire show basically!

40 Not Out

What A Palaver’s World of Wonder.

A breathtaking manic romp showcasing a lifetimes career of stupidity.

A little bit of everything I’ve ever done with thrills and spills galore, along with a sprinkling of audience participation.

Gravity Schmavity

It’s manic, it’s wacky, and, cor blimey, it’s even zany!!!

Clubs, balls and knives flying through the air.

Walkabout

stilts, juggling, smiling & talking – all at the same time!!

Now that’s multitasking.

Or there’s always my unicycle.

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History

How it all began

Get ready for an incredible journey through the exciting history of What A Palaver!

Formed in 1993 by the tremendously talented Rob Sim and Ian Adcock, this dynamic duo delighted audiences around the world for over 25 years with their astonishing circus skills and hilarious comedy routines.

Rob had been dazzling crowds as an actor since 1980, mastering everything from Shakespeare to children’s shows. He added jaw-dropping circus abilities to his repertoire while working for Harrogate TIE in 1984. Ian taught himself how to juggle after a wild sledgehammer incident led to early retirement at Billy Smart’s Circus .

Their paths first crossed in 1985 at the marvelous Mr. Marvel’s Theme Park in Scarborough. There, they refined their skills as part of an eight-person circus extravaganza. They reunited in 1986 for a Shakespeare production in Oxford and went on to form The Traveling Players, a three-person theater company that treated audiences to self-written plays, street circus shows, and even a school panto tour!

After thrilling audiences for a couple years, Rob and Ian explored new opportunities. Rob returned to acting while Ian traveled to America. In 1991, Ian returned from his adventures and stayed with Rob for a few months that turned into three incredible years! During this time, they began developing brand new, awe-inspiring material. In 1993, What A Palaver was officially born!

Over the next 25 action-packed years, Rob and Ian performed all over the globe for countless delighted audiences of all ages. Using hilarious comedy and astonishing circus abilities, they entertained both indoors and outdoors, in theaters, cabarets, on TV, at private parties, corporate events, and anywhere else imaginable! Highlights included a two-decade run at Center Parcs’ medieval banquets, yearly appearances at The Robin Hood Festival and The Robin Hood Pageant, numerous shows at English Heritage sites, juggling footballs in front of 80,000 screaming fans at the Stade de France, dazzling crowds at the Quebec Medieval Festival, and TV performances on shows like The Ant & Dec Show, Blind Date, and Blue Peter! They donned costumes from every era you can imagine, and some you couldn’t!

In 2017, Ian retired from the thrill of live performance. After a brief hiatus, Rob courageously continued solo under the What A Palaver name. And the rest, as they say, is history…

An era filled with laughter, wonder, and applause for one of the most spectacular double acts ever seen!

(Just for fun this was rewritten by AI)