September 2005
News
Welcome to the all-change Missing Link September newsletter.
I managed to see a couple of great shows over August, with the highlight being the Circus Space Cabaret at the Crawley Juggling Convention, starring juggling duo Spot the Drop, the cross over between street and corporate elegance displayed by Gandini Juggling.
I also managed to see the newly devised juggling show at the Bloomsbury Theatre, in which jugglers Owen Reynolds and Manu Laude (from Gandini Juggling) performed a fantastic knife fight scene.
You may have been lucky enough to see the gorgeous photo of Helen Kane, our favourite comedy Marilyn, in The Independent this month.
We have had a dramatic staff turnaround in the office this month with
the Missing Link movers and shakers. September is the month we say a sad
goodbye to Thom Chesser, handy man about the office, chief negotiator,
technical whiz, newsletter editor and possibly the only person to find
Anna's dry wit amusing. And then only sometimes. Good luck with your new
projects mate, and sorry you could not have stayed. (PS - that's Thom
on the piano with Marylin! He'll learn not to sit at the front of her
shows soon.)
Snapping at his heels with have new ladies - Kat (glamour and professional phone lady) and we have Milly (of the famous Tate circus lineage) who is stepping into Steph's flip-flops whilst she gallivants on holiday for the month. We are trying to make the change over as smooth as possible but please be kind to the new ladies as there is a lot to remember!
So whilst we all try to settle into our new shoes, it has started already - yep Christmas is only 15 weeks away, with the key weekends several weeks before that and we are already starting to get flooded with enquires for the same Saturdays. If you know when your Christmas party is going to be and you know what you want, don't wait until the last minute, let us know now then we can aim to get you precisely the performers you are interested in.
In next months newsletter... Easter tips... just kidding...
Website
We
have lots of lovely new pictures added to our acts pages on the website
this month.
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Award winning
street performer and escapologist |
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Stilt walkers with the largest costume wardrobe in the UK, Virtigo Stilts, have new pictures of their Medieval Princess. |
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The
UK's most extravagant balloon modellers, Balloonatic,
have added pictures of some of their creations including the giant
dragon, the helicopter and the motor bike...! |
Glide-about act like you have never seen before, Larkin' About, have had pictures of the Tritons riding their dolphins added to their page. |
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Football juggler and stand-up comic Sam Veale has a lovely new picture of him juggling for us at the RSVP show earlier this year. |
Stilt walking troupe Artemis have had their Fire God costumes added to complement their stilt walking Jack Frosts. |
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Empress Stilt Dance have new pictures of their stilt walking butterflies. |
Bespoke
costumed stilt walkers and walkabout artists |
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Street magic close up experts Urban Magik have some new pictures of their walkabout amazement. |
Better Chemistry have added their new burlesque starlet Miss Lily White and drag-compere Venus Mantrap. |
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Quote
of the Month
"I find television very educational. Every time someone turns it
on, I go in the other room and read a book."
Groucho Marx
Thanks to Miss Mouse
for pointing this one out to me.
Wishing you all a calm and enjoyable month.
All at Missing Link
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to keep me up to date with their latest news, reviews, acts, antics,
costumes, ideas, appearances, pictures, plans and gossip. Especially
the gossip. It does not all go in I promise. Get me the stuff and get
the mention - that is that way it works. But I do like to be kept up
to date. Send us pictures, you get publicity in the newsletter - it
really is that simple. Even better send us datesheets, go on - I dare
you. Any information you would like to share with other performers may
also be included, though we try not to publicise up coming gigs for
obvious reasons. Most of the content of this newsletter is based on
things that I have seen and heard with my own eyes and ears, other bits
are simply rumours provided by performers themselves. I can take no
credit for such things. Though I do sometimes try to verify them if
I get the chance. This month we have mostly been using the fantastic
search engine http://www.everyclick.com - select your charity and make
donations every time you click through. Can't find something on it?
Search Google and access them through there and give money to charities
every day with little effort. Special cakes are reserved for performers
who write down their reference numbers. Look at your datesheet, see
how things work our end. We make it so you can be updated. Pencils mean
we are putting you up for gigs. If the client does not go for it we
cannot be held responsible, the end decision is rarely ours to make.
Please fill out your forms . Really fill out your forms. please fill
out your forms. It is going to make such a difference.. Updates to the
website are made during weekends only - the slower they happen the healthier
an agent I am... Missing Link Productions ltd has this month has been
run by Helena, the one woman army against Expedia, Steph, currently
off dancing to Bollywood, Kat the lady in red, Milly who is hiding in
red PVC on our website somewhere and lastly and for the last time, Thom.
I am gonna miss you mate. Really.
