Specialising in spectacular
theatre Artizani are one of Europe’s most stylish and stunning street acts. Combining traditional circus skills, performing at the highest level with a raw energy fusion of music, improvisation and theatre. Highly innovative duo.
Barnaby's solo 35 minute show will leave you dumbfounded. From the moment he arrives as a giant fly, in terminal dive, the pace never slows. A mixture of acrobatics, mime and puppetry, it ranges from the bizarre through the
hilarious to the truly extraordinary.
Circus
theatre at its best, with off-beat shows like unicycling mafiosos,
acro-balancing Mrs Mop and death defying stunts. Also range of comedy walkabout stilt figures.
Bedlam Oz creates physical, visual theatre using image, rhythm and ritual. The company delights with eye-catching full body sculptures which stretch the mind and stimulate the imagination.
Bedlam Oz presents small format shows that can be performed indoors and outdoors.
Stretching twisting and curling into a ball, the "slinkies" thrill their audience with a playful and eye-catch performance.
A tightrope walker with a free-standing mobile tightrope rig that can be set up anywhere. Berni's highly original act includes such hair-raising feats as unicycling, eating a
burger while sitting on a chair and leaping over two life size rubber pigeons - all on the wire!
Also stilt-walking and juggling with some amazing costumes and characters like Skitzo, the three headed hermaphrodite alien, with a voice like Frankie Howard on helium.
An internationally renowned acrobatic balancing and clown act, Jo and Jake have applied their skills to a series of hilarious, off-the-wall sketches. Ideal for corporate, parties, festivals and street events.
With his collection of wacky props, hilarious timing and the greatest shoulders on earth, the witty, charming and oh so stupid hero takes to the stage. This explosive kaleidoscope of circus, foolish theatre, music and comedy is the story of one man’s dream to become the world’s greatest dare-devil stuntman.
Bob
& Bob Jobbins
Bob and Bob Jobbins are perhaps best known for their love of Heath Robinson machinery, but have now combined technology and strong comic characters.
The visual impact is completely different to anything else on the circuit and they are completely flexible.
Shows include the gliding musical Santa, the miniature fire engine,
a pirate ship, gliding headmaster, Bishop and Air Ace. They also
do children's workshops.
Bruce Airhead is a hilarious 30 minute show about a strange relationship between a man and a 6ft balloon.
First he inflates the balloon with a vacuum cleaner, then climbs inside by
stages until all his limbs are enclosed and he dances inside the balloon to a lively music
track. As an explosive climax, the balloon bursts, revealing Bruce in a shower of confetti as Elvis Presley (or one of several other characters, including Santa Claus)
The Small Job:
"Road works have never been so entertaining!"
This forty minute show is a highflying acrobatic slapstick farce set in an everyday work scene, where a group of seemingly ordinary workmen do increasing bizarre things using the tools of their trade.
Other shows include remote control wheelie bins, flower pots and
skeleton.
Very very funny.
Visual and verbal comedy.
By interacting with the passing people and repeatedly revealing odd props from their pockets and the box, a crowd develops, curious to see what will happen next. With Chameleon at the helm the audience is steered through gales of laughter as the common-place becomes strange,
The public become the performers and our contemporary clowns leap from one situation to another.
The Chipolatas are a performance company who correspond to no stereotype of theatre, who are proud of their roots and always open-armed to new ideas and experiences. The essence of spectacle, an indelible impression is left by an action–packed Chipolatas performance. Their seamless performances feature a sensory overload of vibrant, colourful and dazzling routines, music and comedy. Rising to any occasion, the dynamic team are renowned for their energy, vivacity, passion, wit and professionalism.
All woman circus theatre company which fuses spectacular theatre with a diverse range of circus skills and disguise. The resulting performances and images are thrilling and eccentric with equal importance being given to the physical skill, the costume and the characterisation.
Using an intriguing mixture of artists, musicians, mechanics and satirists, Circo Rum Ba Ba creates bizarre, offbeat characters and productions designed specifically for festivals and events.
Creature Feature have developed a diverse range of performances for any occasion and to appeal to all ages. Their costumes are amazingly accurate and add to the entertainment value.
Gorillas - with or without their minder, Indiana Smith. They not only look lifelike, but they behave like real gorillas.
Gossips - East End housewives gossip over their garden walls or trellisses . A comic act which can be performed as a walkabout, short stand-up or meet-and-greet. Need a double entendre? They'll give you one!
Using a unique blend of juggling, magic and clowning, Curious Eyebrows have offer two shows: Blight: Two people, one in black and the other white, experience a world in which everything seems to
thwart their efforts. The Curious Cabaret: This is an experience harking back to vaudeville and silent film in which the characters perform
even more amazing feats of juggling to the backing of a 1030s jazz track.
Danny
has performed internationally at clown shows, walkabouts and corporate events. His skills include juggling,
balloonary, improvisation and mime, playing the accordion, clarinet and musical saw.
'The Complimentary Compliments Service', is a show in which 3 smartly dressed waiters offer menu of compliments to the public. The chosen compliment is acted out resulting in comic mayhem.
Dept
of Correction
Walkabout
characters include:
Helicopter Landing Man, guaranteed to pick the least suitable site for a landing, but with the crowd in a frenzy of expectation, will he ever actually get one down?
Frank, the Bitter and Work shy Waste Operative is hardly likely to be the solution to your rubbish problems,
but is guaranteed to inject extreme weirdness to any situation.
Geeky Radio Control Man, does just that; radio controls things. He likes his toys big, and prefers real aeroplanes, police landrovers, heavy machinery
etc.
Desperate
Men have written, organized and performed street shows and animations, indoor theatre shows, one-off spectaculars, mini-hijackings, huge community events, experimental commissions, cabarets, brass bands, created live and recorded music, provided corporate workshops and generally stirred things up a bit
for over 20 years. Delightful, quirky and brilliant.
Donimo
Silent Comic, International Stage and Television Artist.
Donimo has been depicted by British critics as a cross between Stan Laurel and Buster Keaton, yet very much his own
character, eloquently revealing the essence of the fool, with the pathos and innocence of the child in us all.
Donimo believes there is a kind of humour that tickles and lightens the soul of us all, whether young or old. He seeks to capture the spontaneity with hilarious and seemingly accidental genius.
Dot Comedy offer a wide variety of installation,
walkabout and cabaret comedy routines. These give completely original slants on
recognisable everyday situations. Many especially suitable for corporate or seasonal use.
Acts and Installations include:
Autograph hunters, Hook Line and Sinker, The Surrealist Painters and Decorators,
The Officials, The Unfit Athlete,
The Misinformation Tent, The Car Boot Sale, The News Desk, The Dig.
The Fabulous
Fez Heads are England’s Premier Sand Dance Vaudevillian Illusionists carrying on in the tradition of Old "Blind Ned" Cleggett with his famous stage act of the 1920’s and 30’s,
and actually starring his Great-Grandson, Pete "the Flying" Cleggett.
Under the watchful eye of Father Ken and featuring Keith the Camel, Adonis Kebab and El Turnipo, the Fabulous Fezheads blend a mixture of Dance, Danger and Music that will Astound, Astonish and Amuse.
Street theatre at its best - witty, original, participative and accessible to a wide audience. There is a selection of shows to suit any occasion. Three 30 minute shows
or walkabouts per booking. Completely self-contained and a very big crowd puller.
An inspirational vision that has pushed juggling into a fantastic realm of captivating beauty, compelling invention and distinctive technique. Flux is a highly technical juggling double-act.
Synchronised clubs change colour and visual effect in perfect
synchronisation with a dramatic soundtrack. Kaleidoscope is
a strongly choreographed combination of dance, laser manipulation
and Pixel-Poi, performed by three dancers to moving
classical-fusion music. Custom programming is available to use
your logo on the pixel-poi.
Good all round performer with all round skills, including clowning, juggling and mime. As
Strawberry the Clown, his performance is mesmerising and spontaneous. Ideal for corporate functions, festivals, theatre and cabaret.
Fraser comes top with his silent and sensitive gags. His act is very silly, utterly captivating, and reminds you that
it’s not what you do but how you do it that is important.
Enter the world of Freaks, an
original troupe of experienced, multi-talented performers
presenting an interactive
dance-floor spectacular in three parts. Highly skilled performers, original and stunning acts, beautiful costumes incorporating the latest technology featuring in-built lights,
strobes, wind machines, smoke mists, flashing LEDs and highly reflective surfaces.
They never fail to impress with their futuristic, sexy, daring and highly original shows.
This quirky comedy walkabout mime features Futter, who does his best to look after his charge - a beautiful baby in a vintage pram - accompanied by unlikely music and other sounds broadcast from within.
Bert has constructed a high quality pram rig with impressive hi-fi sound. The occupant is a beautiful doll with
eyes that can be triggered to glow red. From here on, anything is possible
Gary and the
Bread and Butter Theatre Co offer
stupendous street entertainment. The Space Cadet Show begins with the spectacular landing of Gifted's illuminated space
craft. Our lycra-clad hero materialises to the sounds of his very own theme music - bearing
strange gifts form far universes. The Retro TV scene is set as the world's largest portable TV set glides into position. Brian,
trusty studio floor manager and award winning tea-boy, enlists the
help of the audience to become make-up artists, sound engineers and camera operators.
Enjoy the heady combination when Amelie meets Morrison, shoots down The Police, and steals the words from The Talking heads. The queens of harmony, Girl Du Bois interpret anthems such as ‘Roxeanne’ and ’People are strange’ like you’ve never heard them before -accompanied only by the haunting sound of the bal musette accordion.
Two shows ideally suited for corporate events, trade fairs, product launches and private functions. Gold People, Immaculately dressed in white suits with golden skins,
create stunning images using high-level mime and statue based performances. Elegant, charming, funny Sharp Shooters, are slapstick mobsters straight out of the old movies.
Inventive and energetic street shows. With a ten year pedigree, they
stand out as one of Britain’s most consistently funny, inventive and professional companies. They are not only outstanding stilt walkers with a variety of costumes but also perform
shows, including: School for Buskers, Big Book Show, Mechanical Morris Men, Camel Illusion, Giant Guardsmen, The
Ostriches, Knight-riders, The Tub Men, and many more ....
Grand Theatre of
Lemmings can also be found in; Stilts,Walkabout
Heir of insanity aim to fuse the skills of circus with the harmony of dance and the expression of theatre.
Shows include a large transparent bubble. Clear, perfectly round and with a dazzling black Starcloth
back drop. Centered on a revolving podium, two sculptured figures, through delicate acrobatic balances evolve into different forms,
moving harmoniously with the melody, with lifts of pure strength and beauty,
and counter balances that will spell bind the audience.
Herbie Treehead is a one man entertainment
center. Whether you want a juggler, pantomime character or somebody to perform an impossible stunt, Herbie will do it with extreme silliness and in a manner you will never forget. Wonderfully
whacky.
Hula Heroes - Hoop La La
transform from normal people into Super Heroes to save the day. Fitness Fanatics - A comic, upbeat act based on the fun of
80's fitness videos Bathing Beauties - A 1920's themed act takes you back in
time to the seaside LED Glow Show - Performed in blackout, the light-up hoops
will dazzle & amaze Cabaret Show - Hoop La La are multi-talented performers and
their cabaret show includes aerial and acrobat performances.
Incandescence is an exciting Circus Theatre Company
who combine acrobatics with superb skill in the air, on stilts and with fire to create energetic and powerful theatrical performances.
They offer an incredible array of forty stunning, original stilt characters. With their graceful, agile and acrobatic style, they redefine the normal boundaries of stilt walking, from elegant Pompadours to White Devils and Dark Angels.
Indigo Moon is a UK-based theatre company inspired by European, Indian and Indonesian traditions, often using puppetry. Indigo Moon performs both in Britain and abroad, using lifelike movement and enchanting music to create enjoyable
and contemporary shows.
Indigo Moon caters for both adults and children. Performances (either alone or in combination) use marionettes, rod puppets, shadow puppets, live acting and music.
Dramatic white-clad World Spirit characters. Set as statues they slowly drift into life, awakening into a slow motion dance, mesmerising audiences of all ages with ethereal movements and bubbles before slowly slipping back into frozen motionless sleep.
Living sculpture, human statues, robotics, slow-motion and
specialised mime, chaos clowns, stilts and fire.
Invisible
Men
The Invisible Men's
show is designed for outdoor festivals and events. Their style of improvisation thrives in situations where anything can and does happen and each show is always different.
Entirely set to music and sound effects without a spoken word, the show is fast moving and wildly funny, with massive crowd interaction and playful audience participation.
"Breathtakingly refreshing street theatre" – The Guardian
"This disappearing duo has to be seen to be believed!" – Time Out
A wide ranging and multi-talented entertainer who specialises in visual comedy, mime, fire juggling, living statues, ball spinning, robotics, balloon modelling, clowning and crystal ball manipulation
John is fascinated by stories from around the World and has spent many years collecting them and making them his own. Describing the art of storytelling he says a story is like a well-loved jacket: "You know it belongs to you when you feel comfortable in it." Asked who his stories are aimed at, he replied: "Children from four to four hundred."
Jonathon
Kay
Almost a one-man theatre, Jonathan is captivating performer. He uses his range of dramatic skills - mime, story telling and clowning to keep audiences
mesmerised. A very, very funny man. Legendary.
Outsize artworks executed live, stylishly and with vigorous versatility. Performances can be tailored to specific requirements, to a precise client brief or from an artist led idea. Any image executed over minutes, hours or days. Outdoors or indoors, in a variety of media, on a canvas, a car, a pavement, the side of a house, a football pitch or a big mountain.
A one-man circus! The versatility and range of his repertoire enables him to adapt the nature of the entertainment to any given place or space.
He has trained in circus skills and combines this with his musical experience to come up with his special style of entertainment.
Performs slack rope, balancing on the rope, whilst playing an Irish jig on the fiddle. He also juggles on the rope while playing the harmonica.
Lee
James
Bruce Airhead is a hilarious 30 minute show about a strange relationship between a man and a 6ft balloon.
First he inflates the balloon with a vacuum cleaner, then climbs inside by
stages until all his limbs are enclosed and he dances inside the balloon to a lively music
track. As an explosive climax, the balloon bursts, revealing Bruce in a shower of confetti as Elvis Presley (or one of several other characters, including Santa Claus)
Lenny Stobart
Lenny likes to draw people 'warts and all' - even
if they don't have warts. so be prepared to be mocked, because
when Lenny draws you he tends to speak his mind, to the amusement
of all watching... No one is left in any doubt as to how ugly they
are...
...and they get to keep the drawing to prove it.
please note;-
if you don't want your guests insulted, Lenny can also butter them
up, and let them down easy...
Les
Fifis Farfelous perform a traditional style French Can-Can. It is a show full of feathers, frills,
flounces, high-kicking and cartwheels. It is a colourful addition to any event.
The Can-Can alone is 3 minutes long but they also do a 30 minute cabaret which includes flamenco dancing, a chanteuse, the exciting acrobatic Apache dance and a grand finale of the Can-Can.
Mike
Hancock
Mike has been producing high class comedy shows with magic, music and audience participation for nearly twenty years.
He's performed at festivals all over Europe, compered the vast circus tent at Glastonbury and toured comedy clubs all over the country. His performance is based on a strong relationship with the audience as he levitates
them, sings with them, woos them with champagne and supper and astonishes them with foolish trickery.
Mimetics
The Mimetics are multi-talented performers utilising a unique blend of Dance, Mime and Circus skills to delight and astound.
Brendon Stapleton and Jenny Pickering are two of entertainment's most multi-faceted artists.
One of only 2
female sword swallowers in the world, and a world record holder.
Miss Behave evolved, through a gift of the gob, a fascination for mutilation, and a love of heavy metal.
She has transformed her unpleasant habits into skills, such as
fire-eating, stapling, piercing, insect munching, cigar stubbing, contortion and bed of nails.
Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International are the UK's foremost large scale street theatre company, with 25 stilt dancers, inflatablists,
pyro-technicians, drummers, artists and musicians.
Current Shows: Les Oiseaux de Lux, The Butterfly Collection, The Samba Ants, Dali and Gala, The Caterpillar, Sid the Spider, Specnic Parade and set piece finale, Chromarama, Delireality, Grand Magix, and
Taranta.
Nick Robson is a young multi talented artist who's skills entertain across all ages. His performances include crystal ball manipulation, balloon modelling, juggling, stilt-walking and roller-skating in various themed
costumes, and his act involving a number of trick and BMX bikes.
Nik's acts are very interactive and he is one of the most committed performers on the circuit.
Steve Homes is one of the leading exponents of modern flamenco music outside Spain. With wit, artist, dancer and choreographer, Juliet Aster, they form the 'Nuevo Flamenco Dance Company' . The company takes flamenco dance to new frontiers, combining contemporary, jazz and oriental influences with the dynamism and soul of flamenco rhythm.
An innovative cross-art form in which a remote controlled masterpiece of pneumatics and sculptural engineering all but steals the show. Never do the audience view it as anything but real as it canters around the stage.
"The full sized horse has to be seen to be believed: it is an extraordinary junk-metal creation with moving parts and it exudes the thrilling and terrifying power of real flesh and
blood". Lyn Gardner
Paper Magic is an intriguing performance of Origami with a magical twist!
Steve amazes people of all ages by producing with just a fold and snip delightful paper
creations. This exquisite blend of Magical Creativity and Dexterity is suitable for occasions ranging from Barmitzvahs, Conventions, Corporate Events, Dinner Parties, Hospitality Rooms, Product Launches and Team Building Days.
Steve and Megumi are authors of many books on origami and are acknowledged as amongst the world's top experts
Rod
Laver
Rod Laver is a master with balls, as the world record breaking master of oral ping pong juggling.
He is one of the funniest and most innovative jugglers, having performed on TV, variety and circus around the world.
He is as clever as he is amusing, and tells jokes and deals with
hecklers with several ping pong balls in his mouth. Very funny and
entertaining.
Stickleback Plasticus combine physical comedy and absurd caricatures with sharp wit and blunt satire.
Sequinned to the hilt and ready to Rumba, these smooth groovers will seduce your senses with a comical array of classic routines. They ignore all the rules of ballroom etiquette as they glide through unsuspecting crowds, leaving behind a trail of chaos
& hysteria. Acts include:
Carmen "Meander" and her maracas player, Red and Randy - Line dancers,
Yvonne and Barry - Ballroom dancers, and Sherry and Terry - Cheerleaders.
Each
Strangelings Statue is designed to authentically reproduce the qualities of the material from which it appears to be made, be that bronze, stone or copper. This, coupled with an attention to movement makes them an enchanting and visually arresting spectacle. Gaiety Engine:
A Victorian sideshow where an ordinary looking gypsy caravan is transformed into an extravagant stage. A host of human oddities! A menagerie of misfits!
Cyberstein
At eight feet tall Cyberstein is one of the most visually stunning Robotic Creations you are ever likely to see this side of the
planet and is guaranteed to stimulate audiences of all ages into a frenzy. Titan
Using the same “shock and awe” tactics as Cyberstein, this new robot allows more interactivity with larger audiences over a wider area.
This 8ft tall, fully articulated, interactive walkabout entertainment Robot will leave audiences wondering how do they do that?
Voodoo Vaudeville
can provide a full 'cabaret artistique' show; a mixture of new burlesque, contemporary dance and cruel cabaret and also offer several short dance-based performance pieces which work as installations or in a cabaret setting. Voodoo Vaudeville provide visual spectacle, musical and comedy walkabout characters and acts to animate art events ranging from junk percussionists
The Clatteratti, through Formula Fun (a walkabout
pit-stop team) to Madsarmy (recruiting officers), St Trinians Day Out and
Battiballet (drum/ballet trio).
What
a Palaver
What A Palaver!! are a
comedy / specialty / circus / cabaret / street theatre kind of double act.
They have an extensive repertoire of shows and routines, involving juggling, fire-eating, the bed of nails,
uni-cycling and stilt-walking; from 10 minutes to an hour and a half; cabaret or street theatre; suitable for all ages and any occasion with plenty of audience participation.
Themed events include: Medieval, Tudor, Pirate, Roman, Victorian, Edwardian, Caribbean, Arabian, Viking, 1970s.
