With over 15 years of expertise, AirCraft Circus is a passionate and dynamic company dedicated to delivering world-class circus entertainment that captivates and excites audiences.

We proudly represent an elite roster of highly skilled circus performers who bring energy, artistry, and flair to every event. Whether you're planning a corporate gathering, product launch, festival, award ceremony, or theatrical production, our performers are sure to elevate your occasion with unforgettable moments.

Our high-end entertainment offerings include individual acts, full circus shows, cabarets, and large-scale stage spectaculars, tailored to suit events of any size. Each performance is meticulously directed and choreographed by Lucy Francis, ensuring a heart-pounding, jaw-dropping, and technically stunning experience that always leaves a lasting impression.
We’ve had the privilege of working with a wide array of prestigious clients, including Walk The Plank, Dragone, Live Nation, Locog, Archimittal Orbit, MTV EMA Awards, Wella International, Samsung, Glyndebourne Opera, ENO, Royal Opera House, Raymond Gubby, Miskin Theatre, Motion House, Gekko Theatre, and more. Our expertise also extends to high-profile theatrical productions such as The Lord of the Rings (West End), The Full Monty (Touring), Matilda (West End), and Ghost (West End).

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Lucy Francis - Creative Director

A former sports acrobat, tumbler, and British masters diving champion. Lucy began circus training in 1998, in preparation for the spectacular Central Show at the Millennium Dome (and went on to perform in the show through the year 2000). Lucy has now worked as a circus artist for over two decades, and works both locally and internationally - alongside choreographing and directing circus acts and shows.

Performing Highlights include: Performer & Choreographer in Walk The Plank's - The Golden Key; Aerialist and Acrobat in Secret Cinema's Moulin Rouge; The Box Soho; HowTheLightGetsIn Festival; Wilderness Festival; Download Festival; The Royal Opera House; The National Theatre; The Roundhouse; The Royal Albert Hall; Wella International; Archimittal Orbit Launch; MTV-EMA Awards; London Olympics 2012; Millennium Dome Central Show 2000.
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Choreographing/Directing/Consulting  Highlights: Diversity, Our Lady of Kibeho, AirCraft Circus Shows: Sizzling Hot Circus, Boudoir Circus, Midnight Circus, Midsummer Circus, Circus At Sea, Movie Nights, Circus Dreams, Circus 250, Showman, Submersion, Twisted Circus, Enigma, Cautionary Tales, Space, Circo Encantado, On Air, Illusive Tales, The Night Of, Summer of Love, Cirque D'Amour, Fantasia, Unlocked, Delirium, Circus Unmasked, Cosmic Circus, Circus Spies in Disguise, Hard Rock Circus, Night at the Circus Museum, The Flying Saucers.

Nik Litton - Operations Director and Lead Rigger

At age 32, Nik ran away to London to study a degree at the National Centre of Circus Arts - he graduated in 2001, specialising as an aerial cradle catcher and acrobalance base. Nik then teamed up with Lucy Francis and joined 'The Flying Dudes' flying trapeze troupe, touring the UK in the summer of 2002.  In 2002, Nik and Alex Frith co-founded a circus training space in Stratford, called 'The Hangar' 2002-2007; which transformed over the decades to become ‘AirCraft Circus Academy’ - now housed in The Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Rigging & Directing Highlights: Installed 3 circus schools to date, Raymond Gabby Tosca (Royal Albert Hall), Timon of Athens at The Globe Theatre, Hansel & Great (Glynbourne Opera), The Olympics Closing Ceremony & Paralympics Opening Cremony LOCOG, The Vaults - The Lost Circus, Alice in Wonderland, Don't Look Back, Studio Voltaire, Hermitos Children 2 (Marvyn Gaye Chetwynd), The Archimittal Orbit Opening Launch, The Full Monty, The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Mischief Theatre), Jitrois 2 Campaign (Rankin), Moulin Rouge Secret Cinema, Stepfather (Arthur Pita), Boost Bar Campaign (Cadbury's), Our Lady of Kibeho (Stratford East), Learning Music Video (Camille), BIA Feat J Cole Music Video (London), AirGuitar Music Video & ???? (McBusted), Weightless Music Video (Manic Shine),  Jealousy Music Video (Will Young), Kylie Minogue, Muse, Madame Pain's Boudoir Circus (Download Music Festival), Boudoir Circus (Howthelightgetsin), Boudoir Circus (Wilderness Festival), The Flying Dudes. Lord of the Rings (Kevin Wallace), 

Performing highlights include: performing acrobalance at the Golden Jubilee at Buckingham Palace; juggler in Pagliacci at the Royal Opera House; Teeterboard base for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Rigging on Britain's Got Talent; Rigging the London 2012 Closing Ceremony; performing and rigging for Secret Cinema’s Moulin Rouge; Circus trainer for Esther Benjamin's Trust in Kathmandu.