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A Cherry on Top Aircraft Artemis Artizani Big Rory Circo Rum Ba Ba Cirque Bijou
Curious Company Flaming Fun Frenetic Engineering Grand Theatre of Lemmings Heir of Insanity High Rise Rubber Incandescence
Invisible Circus Larkin About Legendary Lynn Los Kaos Maharajas Banquet Mark Tate Michal Kahn
Neighbourhood Watch Nik Robson Pearshape Poles Apart Red Sarah Rin Tin Tin Scarabeus
Sir Lupin of Pipwithers Sorcha Ra Steen Young Tall Order Trulee Peachi Unbalanced Vertigo
Wrong Size

 


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A Cherry On Top

A Cherry on Top create a stunning visual impact.

 

 

 

Aerial Enterprise

A spectacular show from Aerial Enterprise. Florence and the blue mushroom take the audience straight back to the '70's and their favourite show the Magic Roundabout. A trippy mix of acrobatics and trapeze work and is perfect for a crowd of any age

 


 

Aircraft Performance

AirCraft Performance is a small group of skilled performers who specialise in circus entertainment. The company is committed to providing high quality acts from cabaret shows to stilt walkabout. Stilts include: Dinosaur, stilted Clowns, Ravens, Aliens, Reindeer and stars.

Aircraft can also be found in; Aerial

 


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Artemis

Liverpool based award winning stilt company with range of exciting and original costumes.
Typical of the lavish costumes are Baron Samedi, created to lead the Merseyside International Street Festival 2003 procession and Trikolor, commissioned for the Commonwealth Games 2002

 

 


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Artizani

Established for 10 years, specialising in spectacular theatre. 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.

 


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Big Rory

World’s sexiest Scotsman performs an hilarious walkabout, and 20 minute shows in English, French, German and Japanese with bagpipes, hammers, water, singing and dancing, cheek, flirting, culture, musical saws, magic and much more. An amazing spectacle careering through the crowds harassing and cajoling, shopping and revelling with all the audience.

Circo Rum Ba Ba

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.

Circo Rum Ba Ba can also be found in; Shows & Cabaret

 


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Cirque Bijou

Cirque Bijou offer stilt characters in a wide range of exciting and original costumes. 
Included are:
Fire Lord and Wizard - dramatic characters for events with a mystical theme,
Helter Skelter - strange but colourful spiral characters, 
Wreckham and Bookham - disturbingly accurate representation of player and referee.

Creature Feature

Creature Feature Productions have been performing street theatre since 1994 and have created over 10 different acts and shows as well as collaborating with other performance groups on individual projects. We perform all over the world at street arts festivals, community and corporate events.
THE RESTORATION
1-3 performers.
Stunning costumes circa 18th Century, a colourful and comic act.
Lord and Lady Facetiously-Blunt on stilts and Flossie the maid on the floor.

Creature Feature can also be found in; Shows & Cabaret and Walkabout

 


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Curious Company

Virtually anything on stilts! From classical and glamorous to weird and beautiful.

 

 


 


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Flaming Fun

A versatile troupe of entertainers with many skills:
Stilt Walking, Fire Performing, Snake Handling, Angle Grinding.

 

 

 

Flaming Fun can also be found in; Fire

 


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Frenetic Engineering

Annabelle and Gwen are a versatile duo offering stiltwalking, aerial and fire


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Grand Theatre of Lemmings

Inventive and energetic street shows. With a ten year pedigree, the Grand Theatre of Lemmings 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. They have recently taken on two young stiltwalkers to work with them, called Chameleon.
Chameleon perfom the "Rhythm Warriors" and "the Bath men" a large stilt illusion with butlers carrying two eccentric gentlefolk in an old style bath.
Combined larger scale options include all four performers.

Grand Theatre of Lemmings can also be found in; Walkabout

Heir of Insanity

Heir of insanity aim to fuse the skills of circus with the harmony of dance and the expression of theatre.
This outstanding company has toured venues throughout the UK and Europe. In summer months, Heir of Insanity performs trapeze and acrobatic shows at a variety of outdoor events and festivals. They have also livened up many cabarets and corporate events, as well as appearing on films, television and pop videos.

Heir of Insanity can also be found in; Aerial, Acrobats and Shows & Cabaret

 

 

High Rise Rubber

A legendary troupe of heat seeking, plasma eating, awesome insectoid stilt walkers and Earth bound creatures designed to infiltrate and inspire in this post modern, pre apocalyptic kitchen sink drama that we call life. From Alton Towers to Aurillac, from Bosnia to Basingstoke. "We will fascinate you. We are amongst you. We are here."

 


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Incandescence

Incandescence is an exciting Circus Theatre Company from Cornwall 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.

 

 

Invisible Circus

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.
Up to 8 performers. Living sculpture, human statues, robotics, slow-motion and specialised mime, chaos clowns, stilts and fire
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Larkin' About

Larkin' About specialise in comedy stilt characters which combine high levels of skill and original ideas to create memorable street theatre. The characters have all been created with great attention to detail and use a unique stilt sound system for musical or vocal effects. Recent characters incorporate Electroglide to give a complete new dimension to event characters. The latest are scary ghosts, lovable angels and impressive Tritons.

Larkin' About can also be found in; Walkabout

 


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Legendary Lynn

Artiste with original walkabout stilt and aerial acts.

Walkabout characters:
Flipper, Marina the Mermaid, Carmen Miranda Stella and Tyrone, Lairy Fairy, Bride of Frankenstein.

 


 

Los Kaos

Best known for their large fabulous beasts, Los Kaos have other new acts to entrance us:
Tribe - a group of inhabitants of a far-off place
Baby Beasts - smaller and fluffier versions
Colourful stilt Martians
Devils and Imps
Uncontrollable Grannies
& The
Yellow Submarine, a sort of nautical Robin Reliant, skippered by Uncle Albert

Los Kaos can also be found in; Walkabout

 


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The Maharaja's Banquet

A spectacular costumed stilt and acrobatic act portraying the procession of Hindu aristocracy accompanied by dholak players and Bollywood dancers. Available in various numbers and configurations.

 


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Mark Tate

Most stunning and creative stilt-walking, combining costume and artistry, he creates a really exciting performance. Whatever strange costume he chooses to wear he becomes a part of that creation, whether it is a tree, a slinky creation or a wicked queen.

 

 

Mark Tate can also be found in; Aerial and Walkabout

 


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Michal Kahn

"Michal Kahn is that perfect walkabout performer, combining mischief and incredible artistic ability to produce mind-boggling entertainment." 
Whether performing one of her hilarious stilt characters or Balloon Modelling like you've never seen it before, Michal Kahn will have you both dumb with amazement and shaking with laughter, whatever your age.

Michal can also be found in; Special Items

 


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Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International are the UK's foremost large scale street theatre company, with 25 stilt dancers, inflatablists, pyrotechnicians, 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

Neighbourhood Watch can also be found in; Shows & Cabaret

 


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Nik Robson

Nik 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. Nick's act is very interactive.

Nik Robson can also be found in; Shows & Cabaret 

 

 

Pear Shape

Four outrageously colourful stilt-walkers who bring to life legends of the 60s. 

Elvis, the tall years - not only is Elvis now 10ft tall, but there are four of him. 

Sgt Pepper and the Big Beatles are the fab four as you have never seen them before, a group you just have to look up to.


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Poles Apart

Poles Apart Stilt Company specialises in music on stilts, with a wide range of acts from different genres of music. They have brainwashed some of the most refined musicians to put their skills onto a completely new plane - even onto bouncy stilts! All costumes are created by the company itself in the dark catacombs of their subterranean workshops.
Acts: Scurvy Sea Dogs, Rock Devils,
Tip-Top Toffs (20s Jazz Band), Mediaeval Minstrels,
Sergeant Salt (Beatles take off), Victorian Spectre Brass,
Punch and Judy,
'The Imperial Indian Entertainment Corp


Red Sarah

Stilt and floor artiste.
Stilts. Suited and booted, Oldy worldy (Victorian / burlesque), Alice in Wonderland, Heaven and hell, Eastern / Western, Cabaret, Magical beings, School days, 70s 
Walkabout. Lady at the races, U.V pixies (glow under lights) Can can girls, Alice and Co, Queen of hearts
Fire. Meet n greet (any costume below), Suited and booted (all fire), RedHot - (Red Sarah Adult act), Hotty totty (poi and fingers), Raw Rubber (a very adult act).

Red Sarah can also be found in; Fire

 


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Rin Tin Tin

Stiltwalking at its very best with plenty of original characters and fabulous costumes. Ideal for festivals, promotions, corporate events and commercials.

Characters include:
Bridie, the Irish Maid. Bridie is 8ft tall and dances with her 7ft tea trolley. This Irish tea lady is verbally and physically very funny is popular with people of all ages and let’s face it is really more interested in a gossip than ever serving tea
Queen Elizabeth 1,
Christmas Tree,
Wedding Cake, Salsa Dancer, Bug and The Wind People.
Rin Tin tin is also under; walkabout

 

 

Scarabeus

Scarabeus is an award-winning company and one of the foremost exponents of multi-disciplinary performance. Their performances are staged outdoors and indoors and have been enjoyed by theatre and non-theatre goers alike both in the UK and internationally.

 

 

Scarabeus can also be found in; Aerial and Stilts

Sir Lupin of Pipwithers

A medieval stilt walker with a difference. Sir Lupin is knight in armour who has lost his horse and so must be carried on the heads of his unfaithful peasants, Bleare and Bloutte. Standing nine feet high and wearing real metal armour, Sir Lupin astounds and delights the public in his quest for Shergar, while his peasants quietly mutter and occasionally revolt.

 


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Sorcha Ra

As a stilt walker, Sorcha entertains with her high jinks and tall tales. From carnival glitz to girlie fun, she will always look delicious. 
Skills
Fire artistry – eating, transfers and magic, fire sculptures.
Fire dance – poi, staff, double staff, finger, fans, hula-hoop.
Stilt walkabout, balloon modelling, contact juggling. 
-Arabic dance, roller blading & living statue.
-Children’s magic. 

Sorcha Ra can also be found in; Fire

 


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Steen Young - Sticks and Stones

Sticks & Stones artists include Stilts, Statues, Fire & Angle Grinding, Dancers, Acrobats, Roller-skaters, Stunt performers..... 

 

 


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Tall Order

Stilt characters in a variety of costumes:

Flowers
Spiders
Pumpkin heads
Stars
Goldilocks
Cupids

 

 

Trulee Peachy

Truelee Peachi stars Truelee Roodee (Cindy Studer) and Peachi Pangea (Peter King) are partners on and off the stage.  Original and unique performances. 
Stilts: Family Fun, Medieval, Heaven & Hell, Christmas, Valentines, Weddings and night clubs
Fire and Glow Show
Also: balloon modelling, face painting and juggling

 


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Unbalanced

Young comedy acrobatic duo back in action after a year in action in central show at the Dome.

 


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Vertigo

Six very talented performers, 4 good looking girls & 2 gorgeous guys.
Vertigo have over 35 different sets of stilt costumes, including:
Angels, Bats, Birds, Colourful Carmen Mirandas with pineapple maracas, Sexy Cyber, Catwalk Chic, Classy clowns, Divas, Bright pink dragonflies, Fairies, Fire Princesses, Flower (garden) costumes, Fluro, Geishas, Samurai, Lord of the Rings, Headmaster & School girl, Hostesses, 4 Bright red lobsters, Sea-horses, Showgirls, Old ladies.

Vertigo can also be found in; Walkabout

 


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Wrong Size
The Wrong Size use stilts and aerial skills as a starting point to create stunning visual spectaculars, indoor theatre pieces and character based walkabout acts. 
‘The Stalkers’ 
The Wrong Size’s founding character is available with up to 5 stilt walkers. Silent seemingly serious characters, whose slow, sensuous, staccato movement is inspired by yoga and Butoh. They’re always up to some mischief, doubtless involving snuffling food or drink!!
Snow’
‘Snow' is a beautiful white-themed tissu show suitable for Christmas and New Year or any white-themed events.
'Light Ensemble' 
– available as stilt walkabouts (up to 5 performers) or 10 minute show ‘Luminous’.
Wrong Size can also be found in; aerial

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