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Two to four piece walkabouts and shows
Markmark are an award winning international performance company who have been touring the world for over 12 years. Trained at Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Ecole Philippe Gaulier and Breton Hall their influences are broad ranging from Commedia, through mime, panto and many other physical and comic styles.
Swash & Buckle (static version) - NEW FOR 2008
This dashing duelling duo delight with their daring deeds. These funny fighting fops show no fear or favour with their fantastic fencing, fancy footwork and frivolous feuding. The superlative swordplay is mixed with comedy and improvisation. Highly skilled, highly trained and highly stupid, Swash and Buckle, amaze all and sundry with their ongoing battles of humour, wit and steel. This is a mobile performance that stops, interacts and moves on.
Also available as a walkabout with a musical sedan chair.
Zigmund and Froyd, it’s a sort of Magic - NEW FOR 2008
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In 1970 identical twins were born, to different fathers, in the small European principality of Chlamydia. Since then these magical siblings have been astounding the conjuring world with feats of miracle and mystery. After their exhausting Millennium Spectacular in 2004 they took a break; partly for health reasons but also to fight charges of severe animal cruelty following their ‘Exploding Squirrels of Death’ illusion. Next year they are back with the ‘Astonishing Dreams of Astonishingness’ tour.
This show is a pastiche of Las Vegas style magic shows and is being created in association with the National Theatre of Great Britain. It is a static comedy performance where the tricks start going wrong and the magicians start to panic. Very visual and funny.
Robin Reliant or ‘A Long Day’s Journey into Tights’
The legend lives on! Throughout history scholars and historians have searched for the truth behind the robin legend. Markmark have researched the facts twisted them and ignored them. In this show both Robin and Sheriff come out of retirement for one last battle much to the dismay of the beautiful lady Marian. This five part trilogy can be easily split into individual shows as the plot is the least of our worries. Show originally commissioned by ‘The Robin Hood Festival’ in Sherwood Forest.
The New Maniax Mark 2 NEW FOR 2008
The last Maniax show won the prestigious Street Entertainers of the Year award and was subsequently performed at major festivals throughout Europe. The new version is even better. It’s a fast moving comedy with lots of tricks and gags. A spectacle of chains, padlocks and stunts that takes place on The Maniax’ 8 foot high platform. The Maniax have pulled the largest crowds at the Winchester Hat Fair for years and are guaranteed to get big audiences and big laughs. Explosive stuff.
Walkabout Shows:
Nautical Nonsense
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This seafaring spectacular is a musical, peripatetic comedy. The boat and its crew are trying to perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore but it doesn't quite go according to plan.
The Pirates of Northants
Ahoy there! Yo ho ho and numerous other Piratical phrases. These Buccaneers will sail all the way from their East Midland lair to waylay your event or festival. They will perform songs from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Operetta and impress you with their staggeringly beautiful singing and shockingly bad jokes. A case of high C’s on the high seas. Book early or shiver your own timbers.
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Val and Halla the Vivacious Vikings - NEW FOR 2008
These two Abba-obsessed Scandinavians 
invade your festival, bringing mayhem and mirth wherever they go. Performed on our new Viking Longboat, this show was commissioned in 2007 by the Jorvik Viking Centre as the star attraction of their 2007 Viking festival.
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Edmund and Hillary ‘Get lost’ - NEW FOR 2008
Super-Objective: To explore the New World and expand the empire!
Personnel: Major ‘Eddy’ Edward Edmund (Expedition leader) and Lance Corporal Henry 'Stinker' Hillary (4th in Command) are available to plot, plan and prod your uncharted territory. These two 'Victorian Gentlemen Explorers' will explore your event and try to work out why they are so darn lost.
Camouflage: Dressed in Tropical kit and Pith Helmets they are there to amuse and bemuse your indigenous population. Covered in cobwebs, memories and pride, they pioneer and perform to the populace whilst puffing on a pipe. Upper lips have never been Stiffer!
Les Busketeers avec chansons d’amour………rat a tat a tat!
Vive la France. Les Busketeers avec flashy pants and flashing blades lay siege to your city or ville. Arsos and Demestos sing and dance their way into the hearts of every woman in the land. Distributing roses from their musical sedan, chair they romp along Rue de Remarks with songs, skills, swords and very cheesy jokes. Formidable!
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Cairo FM
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Egypt’s best known easy listening lounge DJs are on tour with the roadshow. These geezers from Giza sing songs from the Suez and dance the mysterious sand-dance of Skegness…..Totally Luxorious !
“Fantastic and funny as ever…Mark got the Lord Mayor in his sedan chair and paraded her round the city (which she was delighted about)” Elenid Davies, City Centre Events Co-ordinator, City of York Council
“A Tour De Force” Chester City Council
“a Monumental Tour de Force..” The Times
“Always, always make me laugh” Izi Banton, Robin Hood Festival
“Great fun and excellent performances” – Rhythms of the City , Leeds
“That will be £4.56 please..” The Ice Cream Man
“It’s all fun till someone loses an eye.” My Mum