Welcome to the website of
Tony Lidington & Promenade Promotions (Prom-Prom) Limited
“The art of British popular entertainment”
This website is for booking Prom-Prom’s accessible, family-friendly acts for 2024/5… it is also a treasure-trove of vernacular entertainments, containing Dr Tony Lidington’s research outputs, publications and archives on British popular performance forms.
Tony Lidington
“… some sort of unreconstructed music hall anarchist”
– John Fox, Welfare State International & Dead Good Guides
“A national treasure…”
– the late Duke of Edinburgh
This website is for booking Prom-Prom’s accessible, family-friendly acts for 2024/5… it is also a treasure-trove of vernacular entertainments, containing Dr Tony Lidington’s research outputs, publications and archives on British popular performance forms.
Tony Lidington
“… some sort of unreconstructed music hall anarchist”
– John Fox, Welfare State International & Dead Good Guides
“A national treasure…”
– the late Duke of Edinburgh
“Come and see the wonders of all wonders that ever the world has wondered at!” – Gustavus Katterfelto
– Wise words –
“One of the ways to avoid being beaten by the system is to laugh at it” – Peter Cook
“We don’t have a plan, so nothing can go wrong” – Spike Milligan
“This too shall pass…” from Hebrew and Sufi folklore
Latest Socials and Posts
Join us this Easter Sunday & Monday down at Torquay Strand and Harbour.![]()
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We are there as part of Colour My Street with other brilliant @tonic_creativescic artists.![]()
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We have a host of seaside games along with @spike.bones_ hilarious Punch and Judy show.![]()
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Two days of FREE entertainment runs 11am-3pm both days. ![]()
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See you there! 🎪🤹♀️![]()
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@torbaycouncil @rivierageopark @lovetorquay ![]()
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#punchandjudy
Happy Easter everyone! The sun is shining! ![]()
Join us this Easter Sunday & Monday down at Torquay Strand and Harbour for fun and games and Spike Bones's Punch & Judy!
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A swift preview of 'Boris the Dancing Bear', lovingly recreated by maker extraordinaire - Sarah Worral, from the original used by The Fabulous Salami Brothers. Boris was filmed in captivity in the Prom-Prom store, as it was pouring with rain outside! Please note that no animals were harmed in the process of making this video.. only reputations. Available for bookings from this Autumn.
We are delighted that the acclaimed cabaret performer, Dusty Limits, has joined our team as we work towards developing Shuff and Byng. More about that along with opportunities for Q&A's and Work in Progress showings in this Substack article by producer, Matthew Linley.![]()
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Dusty Limits joins us to play Shuff, Southend's forgotten giant of drag!
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And we are heading back to Colchester's Dragonfly Lounge too for a informal Q and A about the project on the 1 May - and tickets for that are available now!
Here is the artwork of the fabulous Jess Grimshaw, adding the latest handpainted 'tattoos' to Yoko (our van), ready for the summer season... 'Here We Are Again!' 😄
We are delighted to be part of this event over the Easter weekend. You'll find us on The Strand and Harbourside with seaside games and Spike Bones and his Punch & Judy. Come and say hello!
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