MLP Newsletter September 2004

Featured Performer of The Month

This month's featured performers are Original Mixture, one my favourite walkabout acts.
Original Mixture provide roaming puppetry mayhem which comes in several different guises.

The Newspaper Men are traditional ‘Fleet Street boys’ with twist. From their innocent looking newspapers appear characters, comedy and interaction on such a tiny scale you will be startled by its enormous impact.

With Silent Monks gliding through your event, the last thing people expect to see is two ravenous, cheeky monks appearing mid-scripture to have a giggle, pull some faces and possibly grab a bite to eat.

Cirque Journal is the most comprehensive circus side-show you could book, with miniature tightrope walkers, juggler and clowns appearing from nowhere this is the perfect, petite addition to all those circus themed events.

We often get enquiries for puppet shows for family days or corporate parties, and people often ask us for Punch and Judy shows as they are unsure what else may work. From my experience, for this or any other event you may be hosting, you could not choose to book a finer walkabout act than Original Mixture.

In order to gain mentions in the newsletter, performers are requested to keep me up to date with their latest news, reviews, acts, antics, costumes, ideas, appearances, pictures, plans and gossip. Any information you would like to share with other performers may also be included, thought 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. Though every parent tries not to have favourites, performers working for us at trade shows do get in our good books, and those who are willing to help us raise money for charity get extra brownie points. Special cakes are reserved for performers who write down their reference numbers. Updates to the website are made during evening and weekends - the slower they happen the healthier an agent I am in the mornings... Please bear with us; it is just the way the systems work. A huge thank you to Thom Chesser, without whom my syntax would be a lot more painful on the eye. And for being my brain He does work hard, bless 'im. Missing Link Productions ltd has this month has been featuring the tartan lady herself Helena Richardson (Dainty in the Clown on the website for those of you who want a peek) John from the Stretch People, who, quite frankly, is far nicer and funnier than me, Thom and his DIY knowledge and the ever-so helpful and ultra diplomatic Philip with his Missing Link hat on. And for those of you who read this far in the small print, yes, he is my dad (and not my husband as recently suggested by a client).

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