"Celebrating laughter, imagination and the joy of trying again"

Combining clowning, slapstick, live music and audience play, On Your Bike Baffo! promises an “interactive adventure celebrating laughter, imagination and the joy of trying again.”

It plays The Old Market, 11A Upper Market Street, Brighton & Hove, BN3 1AS on Sunday, November 15 at 11.30am and 2pm.

Spokeswoman Charlotte Wakely said: “Packed with comic mishaps, playful surprises and plenty of audience involvement, the show follows one clown who tries to reach the finish line but can't help getting joyfully distracted by everything he discovers along the way.

“Their previous show Signor Baffo toured the UK and internationally, won the Best Kids and Family Award, Adelaide Fringe 2025 and was shortlisted for the Family Friendly Award at Brighton Fringe earlier this year. This new endeavour looks set to be even bigger, bolder and brighter.

“Dressed head-to-toe in cycling gear and full of boundless optimism, the hapless, innocent Baffo arrives determined to get on his bike and complete one very important challenge. The only problem? He doesn't seem entirely sure what he's doing or where his bike is….

“As mysterious objects emerge from a box marked with nothing more than a picture of a bicycle, every discovery leads to fresh comic chaos. With the help of live music, plenty of audience participation and an ever-growing collection of increasingly ridiculous props,

“Baffo painstakingly transforms the box and all the bits into a bicycle of his own invention, before discovering, with the help of the crowd, that the answer has been right in front of him all along.

“At the centre of the production is the dynamic relationship between performer and audience. On Your Bike Baffo! was developed alongside the very audience it was created for. From the earliest stages of devising, creator Oliver Harrison took the character of Baffo into primary schools where children became collaborators in shaping the show. Their ideas, reactions and instinctive sense of humour helped inform everything from comic set pieces to the storyline, creating a production that leaves space for spontaneity and genuine play at every performance. Every tumble, wrong turn and comic mishap becomes an invitation for audiences to cheer Baffo on, captivated by his earnest determination to keep trying and his unwavering belief that this time, it will work.”

Oliver said: “Laughter and joy is a currency that is incredibly valuable. Every audience is different, and Baffo is always listening. The children aren't simply watching the show; they're helping to create it.

“Brighton is home, and this one means something different to me. It's the birthplace of Baffo's older brother, Signor Baffo, which started life in front of twenty people at the Garden Cafe and now we're bringing this show to The Old Market, a venue we're already deeply connected to.

“I performed in The Gift there last Christmas, a collaboration between The Old Market and Mella Faye, who's also involved in this production, so the ties run deep on both sides. But the real privilege is this: it's the first time Brighton will see my work without me in it. By this point in the tour, Dru will have performed the show all over the country, and I get to sit in the audience, in my own town, surrounded by friends and family, and watch it land. That's a proud moment for me.”