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One of the most respected companies on the circuit, with a selection of comic shows and stiltwalking spectacles that can be booked either together or separately.

Shows:

Whales Tales

A new multimedia show that retells the story of Moby Dick using three actors and a giant book that comes to life. A medium scale show.

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School for Buskers

A witty street cabaret of madcap stunts, ending with an escape performed with a member of the audience!

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Cod Choir Walkabout

Two fishermen carrying their catch of prize cod that are liable to burst into song at any moment! Listen to such hits as “Let Me Take You on a Sea Cruise” from this coddy chorus.

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Bunny Business

A new highly visual show that features a magician producing a giant rabbit from a hat – after which, it is a battle between the magician and the rabbit, to decide who is the master and who is the assistant.

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Mechanical Morris Men

The world travelled Mechanical Morris Men “a pinnacle of inspired silliness”, also available as "Mechanical Matalots" performing a hornpipe.

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The Wild Stunt Show

An astonishing show featuring stunts with pints of beer...

Stilt walkabouts:

The Lemmings now have an extraordinary range of slick stilt illusions, which, coupled with their sense of humour and audience interactive skills, guarantee maximum impact. These illusions can be grouped into packages. Choose from a variety of acts with up to six performers. (Mouseover thumbnails for more images)

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Stilt packages:

Water Package The perfect collection of stilt acts for a festival of the sea, featuring Neptune carrying a mermaid and the tub-men being carried around in a bath of water.

Fabulous Beasts A collection of riders on varied mounts, ostriches, a camel and pushmi-pullyu

Medieval package with the jesters riding on the backs of knights in armour and ostriches.

Victorian package with colonials riding camel or ostriches and the pushmi-pullyu.

British package Comedy police, beefeaters and guardsmen.

grand theare of lemmings - the mermaidIndividual stilt acts:

A camel and two riders (available as the three wise men), The Rhythm Warriors (jesters piggy-backed on knights in armour), Ostriches and riders (in hunting costume or as colonials), Mermaid carried by Neptune with a water-logged deep sea diver, The Tub Men being carried in a bath of water by two servants (complete with shower!) and the spectacular Pushmi-pullyu (straight from Doctor Dolittle) plus, comedy police, comedy beefeaters and comedy guardsmen.

All stilt performances are comic and interactive, drawing on the Lemmings’ experience, dramatic skills and innate sense of comedy.

 

“The Lemmings are madly funny, I was stunned, shocked, deeply fascinated and with a pain in the stomach muscles from laughter. An outrageously good show”– Ekstrabladet, Copenhagen

“…I appreciated their helpfulness, flexibility and sheer professionalism” Richard Abernethy, Co-ordinator, Irlam and Cadishead Community Festival

 

Cabaret Show available / Victorian performance available

 

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