Mobile | Walkabout Acts
‘A Christmas Carol-oke’
Scrooge rides on his mobility scooter and accosts the public, whilst the Spirit of Christmas Present rides on his reindeer E-scooter to sprinkle festive joy amongst the crowds… armed with a portable karaoke of well-loved Christmas tunes, ‘A Christmas Carol-oke’ brings the spirit of Dickensian Christmas right up to date on your high street and you can all join-in!
Mobile | Walkabout act.
Holly – ‘the Bubble Pixie’ & Penny ‘Sugar Plum’ Plonk
are separate walkabouts, who come as a double act of interactive mischief.
Holly – Oodles of smiles from age 0 to 100 and beyond… This festive season I’m out as Holly the Bubble Pixie… Checking on the children and reporting back to Santa while bring a little bit of magic from giant bubbles to streams of bubbles – No one is immune to the magic…
Penny – a recent graduate of Prom-Prom’s ‘The Sunshine Follies’, Penny has learned the art of being silly in public and passed with flying colours and provides hula hooping, juggling & fun. Can you hula hoop or juggle as well as Penny? PROBABLY! Give it a go and have a giggle…
Walkabout act.
2 cheeky seagulls
Sally & Cedric are walkabouts 2 cheeky seagull walkabouts, who advise people to watch out for their chips, Christmas left-overs and to make sure folk use the bins provided!
Walkabout act.
Captain Ginger
A walkabout, cheeky, ventriloquial monkey.
Walkabout act.
Christmas/Yuletide storytelling
(solo) tailored yarns to a wintery theme by experienced storytellers – able to perform in any location.
Walkabout act.
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Victorian barrel organist
playing Christmas tunes on a hand-cranked barrel organ. Have a go yourself… (dancing bear optional!)
Walkabout act.
Surfing Santa
Glides around the streets on a surfboard (mounted on a mobility scooter base).
Walkabout act.
Winter Static Acts
The Imaginarium with 4 artists performing non-stop all day– here’s a link to what you get. Perfect if you want a covered performing space for non-stop action, with a variety of family-friendly artists performing inside. This is static and occupies a footprint of roughly 20 fts X 20 fts.
Try-your-strength machine (or Dom-tink!) ‘Roll-up! Roll-up!’ – soaring 20 feet into the sky, use the mighty hammer of destiny and whack the nobble to ring Uncle Tacko’s bell and win a prize! (Ideal for all ages)
Punch & Judy
traditional, Christmassy family entertainment.
Details & performance requirements
Each show or walkabout lasts around 30 minutes and we can do each of these up to 3 times in the course of any 1 day’s booking – usually between about 11am and 4pm (although The Imaginarium can run non-stop throughout these times). We are entirely self-contained and just need to be able to unload and park nearby, access to a loo and a tap with running water… also a place to get a cuppa, if possible! If acts are working solo, then we do ask for occasional help from a steward, if equipment has to be left in the public domain in order to go to the loo, have a cup of tea, etc. None of the acts require electricity. Most acts can adapt to working indoors, or under cover, if the weather is inclement – alternatively the day’s schedule can be reconfigured on the day by in agreement with the production manager/promoter.
If it is a static act, then we ask NOT to be located near any large PAs or steam organs(!), but if it is a walkabout act like the ‘Christmas Carol-oke’, or the cheeky seagulls, or something like the try-your-strength machine, then sound is generally not a problem. None of the acts require a dressing room – we usually change in the back of the van, or arrive ‘in kit’.
As a local company (Dawlish, Exeter, South West, South Coast), we are able to keep our prices lower than most other commercial outfits based further way and yet maintain a very high standard of presentation… if you want anyone to vouch for us, just ask people we have worked with, like Lottie from InExeter, or Dom Jinks from Exeter Culture, or anywhere else that we have played!
NB :If you take more than 2 acts on any one day, we’ll try and make an even better deal for you, as we can save on travel costs and we try to reward multiple bookings for a nice event! Â
Availability:
We obviously have a number of bookers enquiring at the moment about all the possible Christmas dates (and Saturdays are very popular!), so please let me know what you think would suit your event and budget best, as soon as you can and I shall confirm the details in our diary – I look forward to hearing back from you soon.
With Best Wishes, Tony Lidington, Artistic Director, Promenade Promotions.