Performer flying · Secret Productions
Performer flying
We fly actors, aerialists and dancers for theatre, award shows, events, film and TV. Our own winches, our own operators, and riggers who perform.
Where we fly
Theatre
Entrances, reveals and full flying sequences, designed with your director and rehearsed with your cast. No fly tower needed.
Events and award shows
Launches, galas, award ceremonies and Christmas parties, timed to your running order.
Nightclubs and cabaret
Resident flying riggers for Studio 338, Heaven, Steel Yard and Madam Lola's.
Film, TV and music videos
Flying and aerial rigging for shoots, with aerialists and dancers cast if you need them.
Rigged and flown for
The kit
Vertigo VAS 2 SD
Flies 200 kg at up to 1.5 m/s and holds 400 kg. We consulted on its design.
ActSafe ACX
Battery powered and portable. Flies up to two people, in rooms without three phase power.
Pulley systems
1:1 to 4:1, in rope, Technora and Dyneema, built for the move you want.
Where we work
Based in London and Brighton, flying across the UK and abroad. Office hours Monday to Friday, rigging seven days a week, day and night.
Good questions
Do you fly actors for theatre, or only aerialists?
Both. We fly actors for theatre as well as aerialists and dancers for events, film and TV. Every flight is designed with the director or choreographer and rehearsed before it goes in front of an audience.
Does the person flying need aerial experience?
No. Actors with no aerial background are fitted with a flying harness and rehearsed through every cue until they are comfortable. Trained aerialists can take on more complex flying.
Does the venue need a fly tower or rigging points?
No. We fly from the venue's own rated points, install new points into concrete, steel or truss, or build a truss structure where the building has nothing to hang from.
What can your winches lift?
The Vertigo VAS 2 SD flies 200 kg at up to 1.5 metres per second and holds 400 kg. The battery powered ActSafe ACX flies up to two people.
Can we hire a flying winch without an operator?
No. Our flying winches always go out with our own trained operator. Our freestanding aerial rigs can be dry hired by competent crews.
What paperwork do you provide?
Risk assessments, method statements, rigging plans and LOLER inspection records, ready for your venue, production manager or council.
Can you supply the performer as well?
Yes. We cast aerialists and dancers who fly, so the act, the rigging and the operator all come from one team, which usually costs less than booking them separately.
Where do you work?
London, Brighton and the South East, across the UK and abroad, from Montreal and Las Vegas to the Maldives.
More from us
Enquiries
Tell us what should fly
Send the venue, the dates, the ceiling height and the moment you want, and we will tell you how to fly it.