Roll up, roll up, the circus is coming to town – but forget the big top, this show is coming to the theatre.

Fresh from four sold-out seasons in London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, Cirque Berserk is now heading out on a nationwide tour.

With a troupe of over thirty jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, dancers, musicians, there is plenty to keep the audience who are expecting a traditional circus happy. But Cirque Berserk has more than that – the thrill-seekers in the audience will be delighted to know that there is are death-defying stunts involved.

Cirque Berserk presents the world’s most dangerous circus act live on stage; the dangerous but spectacular Globe of Terror, which sees three motorcyclists speeding around inside a steel cage at speeds  of over 60mph.

Company Manager, Paul Winston is thrilled with how well their first national tour has gone so far.

“Cirque Berserk is a brand new show with the very best circus acts all in one place. Unlike others, this circus show has been designed for the theatre. The response we have had from audiences has been brilliant so far, it’s very exciting.”

The talented cast are all professionals in their respective fields, including the Bulgarian gold-winning gymnast, Kremena Dimitrova, who has been in the business of hand balancer for over 15 years.

The athlete, who worked at Winter Wonderland for seven weeks last year, said: “My act requires a lot of strength and power. It’s a very exciting job and we’re always on the go. We travel to new places twice a week.”

“The show is very exciting. It’s a must-see, full of amazing and exciting acts and some very dangerous ones. It’s definitely worth the money.”

With such risky acts performed live, are there ever any injuries?

Kremena said: “We don’t really get any injuries, but it is a live show and anything is possible. We don’t wear safety belts or wires, but we are professionals who have been in this business for many years so hopefully there will be none.”

Kremena says the key to preventing accidents is concentration.

“I don’t get nervous when I perform. Being nervous won’t help you on stage; you have to concentrate and be focused and nerves would make that difficult.”

As well as an array of athletes and gymnasts, the audience can expect to see award-winning clown Tweedy.

The physical comedian has been in the business for over 20 years, but is adamant that he is more than your stereotypical clown.

“I play the light relief. I am a clown, but not one with a red nose and big floppy shoes. People can relate to my character because I probably look like what they would look like if they tried to do some of the stunts in the show. In between these amazing stunts, I’m there to bring humour to the show.”

Tweedy, who was described as “the best clown I've ever seen” in The Guardian, gets the audience involved with every performance.

“With clowning and comedy, you interact with the audience a lot and different audiences have different humour. Sometimes we might do an 8pm show which is entirely adults and sometimes we have early shows with a lot of kids in the audience.

“The show is different every night because of the audience interaction. There’s lots of improvisation involved. The variation makes it very exciting.”

So does Tweedy have a favourite part of the breathtaking show?

“It is all amazing but the motorbikes are definitely a very exciting climax to the show.

“The show has about four hours worth of material crammed into two hours, so the audience can expect to see a lot. It’s very fast paced and very exciting.

“Everyone will have a great time.”

Along with Paul, Tweedy is convinced that the show has been perfectly crafted for the theatre, but admits that the process is tricky in each new venue.

He said: “We need to get to know each venue so we have to rehearse the act each time. With it being in theatre, we do have some logistical problems. The acrobats get ridiculously close to the lighting sometimes!”

Paul added: “It’s bringing in a whole new audience, it’s so exciting, but performing in the theatre brings with it a whole load of problems. There are 48 of us travelling, with three minibuses and two lorries transporting us and all our props across the country.

“It’s a challenge getting used to each venue but the response to our shows has been brilliant so we’re doing something right.”

Cirque Berserk is running at the Wycombe Swan from 16 to 18 March. Tickets are £23, available online at www.wycombeswan.co.uk or by calling the ticket office on 01494 512 000.