John Hayns, aged 32, has been performing for at least 20 years, whether it be in classical or rock music groups, musicals, street theatre, children’s parties or at corporate events.
He was taught to juggle at the age of twelve by a friend of the family. He went on to enjoy free entrance to many a May ball when studying for an Engineering degree at St John’s College, Oxford. This was also where John received his grounding in fire eating, street performance and children’s entertainment.
After university he was a professional children’s worker for four years before leaving to take formal mime training at the Desmond Jones School, one of the top three mime schools in the world, where he was a star pupil.
As well as being a performer, John is an accomplished web designer and programmer. He particularly adept at bringing together his fields of expertise to create bespoke on-message communication solutions for trade shows and other corporate events.
Past clients include Disney Channel, Children’s ITV, Carlton Kids, Discover Card, IBM, Cambridge Consultants, Hewlett Packard and Pretty Polly to name but a few.