Rob Roy Collins is one of the UK’s top escapologists.
With over 10 years’ experience, Rob’s daredevil stunts have included upside down escapes from straitjackets, chains, ropes and handcuffs. He once performed an escape hanging upside down by his ankles from a flying helicopter!
What to expect from Rob Roy Collins
Rob’s regular (irregular?!) street show features acrobatic tricks, audience interaction and some jaw dropping escapes from handcuffs, chains, padlocks and straitjackets. His highly slick and professional act brings in volunteers from the crowd, who have the all-important job of fastening his twenty-foot chain with several security padlocks. It’s a battle between Rob Roy Collins and a very sturdy chain…and the chain has never won yet!
Rob is also available for high profile and corporate events. His specialty is giving his own modern twist to some of the most iconic escapes, and Rob is now well-known for hanging upside down at extreme heights while freeing himself from a straitjacket. Look skywards and you might see him suspended from roller coasters, cranes, buildings or even a helicopter. A great showman, he’s always happy to share his experiences with TV stations and event organisers. Rob is an international performer who has wowed audiences around the world from America to Europe and Asia to Australia. Always well received, Rob holds the crowd in the palm of his hand by combining energy, acrobatics and escapology with a natural sense of humour, comic timing and showmanship.
Skills, stunts and Guinness World Records
Rob Roy Collins is a self-taught escapologist who now ranks among the best in the world. He holds a Guinness World Record for escapology and has even beaten Houdini’s time for upside down strait jacket escapes. Rob famously escaped from a straitjacket whilst hanging upside down from a helicopter in flight. He has appeared around the world performing his signature escapes; from handcuffs & chains… sometimes even with explosives strapped to his restraints!
Rob Roy Collins’ favourite gigs
Hire Rob to entertain the crowds at your next event. A great act for your centre stage, he’s a regular performer in the Theatre and Circus Field at Glastonbury Festival. He’s also a classic street entertainer, drawing huge audiences on high streets and town squares around the UK. His jaw-dropping aerial performance has opened the International Busker Carnival and featured at high profile entertainments all over the world.