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Tony Lidington & Promenade Promotions (Prom-Prom) Limited
“The art of British popular entertainment”
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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
Play Video
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
Here is the poster for my reading of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' in Dawlish at The Strand Centre on Monday 23rd December... I hope you can make it along either to this one (or the one in Teignmouth on Saturday 21st)
The trainees have spent another fab week out and about in Dawlish meeting residents, collecting memories, sharing stories and making music! Lovely visits to The Strand Centre and Shefton Court.![]()
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We are nearing the end of our recording process and will be starting work on the next phase of the project working with Luke from Wandering Tiger to edit the stories together. ![]()
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Don't forget to put the 25th January in your calendar for the At The Hop! celebratory event in DawliTeignbridge District CounciluDaisiD#UKSPFUKSPF
Just a heads-up that I shall be giving my candle-lit reading as Charles Dickens of 'A Christmas Carol' again this year: below is the poster for the first of these readings in Teignmouth, on Saturday 21st December. ![]()
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Soon, I shall also upload the poster for the Dawlish event, which will be at The Strand Centre, on Monday 23rd December. ![]()
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Both are free events, with all donations distributed amongst local charitable organisations.
Our Trainees have been out and about in Dawlish this week gathering stories and dancing memories from local residents. ![]()
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Don't forget to put the 25th January in your calendar for the At The Hop! celebratory event in DawliTeignbridge District CounciluDaisiD#UKSPFUKSPF
'Punch with a Twist' by Spike Bones:![]()
Come along this weekend, if you can! ![]()
Saturday 8th November at Bodmin.![]()
Sunday 9th November at Exeter Quayside.![]()
Daytime shows are family shows, the evening shows are the adult burlesque shows (booking required for the evening shows).![]()
Check-out all the details below...![]()
See you there!
Here's a link to the new chapter that I've written for Routledge, about the process of developing pierrot performances through research and practice: ![]()
'Chapter 12. Pierrots on the Prom: re-enactment, revival and in-heritage transfer in seaside performance.'![]()
www.routledge.com/.../Baston.../p/book/9781032566436![]()
If you pre-order your copy now, then it will be available for shipping from 19th December - just in time for Christmas! 😆
