Hell yeah!

And these ladies are a prime example that… age is just a number. Don’t believe us?

Do you need us to twist upside down while holding onto aerial slings with nothing else than our feet? Or maybe you would like to see the doves hiding up our sleeves. What about if we sing satirical songs about Brexit?

Maybe you just need to meet someone who juggles more professions than one could fit in a sentence. (To be precise, she is a tent master, a truck driver, a rigger, a costume designer, a graphic designer, a business manager, a candy floss maker, and a circus performer.)

If you still have any doubts whether women in their 50s (and beyond) can do circus then Dillie, Helen, Lynn and Fay will prove you wrong. Brace yourself, these ladies have a lot to teach you!



Her parents refused to fund her studies at the drama school. According to them being an artist is as good as being a prostitute. But that didn’t stop Dillie.

She applied for every grant and bursary going and wrote to everyone and anyone who could've helped until she succeeded. Today she is a Cabaret Artiste and she says that even her passport has ‘entertainer’ inscribed on it.

She was 28 the first time she tried trapeze. And from the first touch, she knew she wanted to do it. Within 4 months she was performing and within a year she was running it as a parallel profession.

Now Helen and her husband own a circus. She’s an absolute all-rounder who seems to be holding all 4 corners of their family business.


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Who said that it’s too late to learn a new skill and turn it into a career? Not Lynn.

She first tried going on a trapeze when she was 39! She loved it so much that she still performs and now also teaches over 55’s, children with special needs, teenagers, adults and professional dancers.



Fay started practising magic when she was 30. Due to unfortunate circumstances, she was out of work and needed money to survive. She debated her choices between Fashion, Beauty Therapy and Show Business. Until one day she noticed that people are clapping at her little tricks.

Fast forward a couple of years and she was performing at Eric Clapton’s 40th birthday, Freddie Mercury’s birthday, Sting’s wedding, Diana’s Christmas party, and Eugenie’s engagement party.
What is ‘50 over 50’?

A campaign I created on my 50th birthday to celebrate women, who are my age or older and are still performing in show business. I know that there are many artists who keep challenging the perception that the entertainment industry is reserved for only young people only. Hence why I want to share their stories and inspire women to not give up on their dreams and follow their passions.

Are you over 50 and still performing? Want to share your story? Or maybe you know someone incredibly empowering?

Then drop us a line at sorcha@sorchara.com or call on 0203 637 3053 . We would love to hear from you!
"  .... brilliant; extremely professional, really easy to work with and, most importantly, really, really well received by the audience!"   Sophie Parkinson, Senior Account Executive, Fresh


Delightful costumes, always helpful and friendly and a true crowd pleaser, Sorcha is exactly the kind of entertainer that makes me delighted to put on events.’   Anna Strickland, Missing Link Productions