About us

Flay & DeVille are Edwin Wills, also known as the Irrepressible Mr. Flay; Ed Wills, also known as Balthazar DeVille; and John Scott, who isn't called Ed Wills at all, doesn't have a stage name and doesn't get up on stage except right at the end of the show.

Having started his showbiz career as a fire performer touring festivals up and down the country, Balthazar DeVille has set his sights on the comedy cabaret circuit, teaming up with The Irrepressible Mr. Flay in 2007. Together they have performed three consecutive nights at Glastonbury this year and countless Burlesque shows, including Chaz Royale's London Burlesque Festival.

A devil-may-care man of action and master of the elusive arts, The Irrepressible Mr. Flay has been performing death-defying shows at cabarets, festivals and other events around the UK and the US for the last four years. Flay has performed escapes at every original music hall left in London, and was once shot in the face by Tracey Emin.

John Scott is a writer and events manager who has been involved in taking projects from concept to completion for over ten years. He has worked on many public entertainment events, including working as the events manager at Planet Angel for the last three years. Flay and DeVille's Circus Of Marvels is his first cabaret.