On his show Circus Symphonic with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
Fearless shtick comes together in sweetly poetic show. […] In today’s digital world, what’s particularly refreshing in Adkins’ character-based show is its simplicity. There are no high-tech gizmos, dazzling digital effects (other than several nifty lighting cues), or other showbiz trappings hindering his ability to immediately engage every tot and toddler (not to mention all the adults) in the house right to the very last row.

He plays the hapless idiot to perfection in an apparently unstable world. There are times when this is so underplayed and gentle that it’s almost imperceptible. But that makes it all the more of a little marvel.

Jamie Adkins is a clown. A true high class one. That is to say, someone who can make you laugh with trifles […] His Circus Incognitus releases pure and hearty laugh, which gives you wings. What a great discovery!

Circus Incognitus: interview with a snort-out-loud-funny clown. His spontaneous improvisation and sensitivity to his audience make every performance unique. […] Adkins is a master of comedic timing who seems to be having as much fun as his audience.

Jamie Adkins is the kind of clown who wins rave reviews from cynical critics and preschoolers alike.

Adkins hasn’t reinvented juggling or clowning, he’s just made them more interesting to watch through the powers of personality and grace.

An amazing combination of artistry and drama, a performance out of the ordinary, it’s a pulsating and poetic show which delighted young and old.

Dazzling accomplishments in the most engagingly unosatious manner.

Fabulous, fluid and charming !

I have an ambition to see James Thiérrée before I die, but if I don’t manage it, the 60 glorious minutes spent watching Jamie Adkins will be a fine alternative. If I could, I’d award him 6 stars — at least !