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FP is currently celebrating its 15th season as a professional company. The company specialises in comic shows, walkabouts, corporate entertainment and cabaret acts. We perform these at street theatre events, festivals, indoor theatres, corporate occasions and cabaret.
Training
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| 1997-2011 |
Workshops and direction: Ranging from 2 days to a year with many leading physical theatre and clown practitioners including: |
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| Circomedia - 1 years tuition at internationally renowned school of physical comedy and circus in Bristol. |
| Phelim McDermott - Improvisation |
| Bim Mason - Clowning, physical comedy, mask |
| Fraser Hooper - Clowning |
| Barry And Joan Grantham – Eccentric dance |
| Ken Campbell - Object comedy and impro |
| Marcello Magni - Physical theatre |
| Kathryn Hunter - Movement |
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| Performance History |
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| We have performed at hundreds of events with our range of acts and special commissions, but to keep the CV succinct we have just included a small section that emphasises the diversity and success of our work. |
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| 2011 |
Commissioned to produce new installation 'Impossible Sand Sculptures' for Cardiff Bay festival as an addition to 'The Last Resort' |
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Fairly Fresh Fish perform at America's Cup in Plymouth and Tall Ships Race in Waterford, Ireland |
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'The Last Resort' installation traveled to Bangor in N.Ireland |
| 2010 |
The Last Resort' performs at 6 events including Paddington station |
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Commissioned to produce new installation 'Duck' for Cardiff City Council |
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Commissioned to create 4 FaceSpaces for Glastonbury festival, one for each decade |
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Manchester City FC – New act 'Sports Guides' and Xmas Elves inside the ground |
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'Rambling On' visits amongst others Winchester Hat Fair, Gateshead, Leeds and works amongst 4,000 girl guides at the150th year celebrations |
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National Space Museum – 'Space Cadets' perform short shows |
| 2009 |
'Rambling On' has 9 outings including 'Newcastle Eat festival' |
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International Bio-Diversity Conference, Bristol – Improvise sketches based on the discussions and present them through the day |
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Produced FaceSpaces - Modern takes on the seaside portraits you insert your head into. In collaboration with William Wilding (www.wildings.co.uk) as artist |
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'The Last Resort' spends 4 days at Belfast Tall ships race |
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'Fairly Fresh Fish Co' 3 days at Dublin Festival |
| 2008 |
Created mid-scale installation piece 'The Last Resort' from company funds - A 5–7 person installation containing shows walkabouts and installations that runs for 5 hours a day |
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Universal Pictures and Dubai-land – Worked in Dubai performing 'Space Cadets' for these companies at trade fair |
| 2006/2007 |
Awarded Arts Council Funding (Grants for the Arts) - To produce a show/ walkabout hybrid piece with puppets 'Rambling On' |
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'Fairly Fresh Fish Co' produced from Grants For The Arts money - during our puppet R + D for 'Rambling On' this idea arose and was produced alongside the original project |
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Asked to create 1 hour indoor theatre piece by the Bacon Theatre Cheltenham – devised 'Flights of Fancy' and undertook short theatre tour |
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Commissioned to produce walkabout for Brunel 200 celebrations in Bath. |
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Commissioned to produce guided tours for IBIS hotel at Bristol harbour side festival |
| 2005 |
Oerol Festival Holland – Performed Terry's Carpet Bizarre |
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Airbus Corporate party – 'RonAndDon.con perform |
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V-Festival, Stafford – RonAndDon.con performed here for 5 years running |
| 2004 |
Cardigan Arts Centre – performed two of our shows to celebrate theatres opening |
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West Yorkshire playhouse – Compere Breeze cabaret in main house |
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Cardiff bay – commissioned to produce comic guided tours of the bay |
| 2003 |
Abu Dhabi, UEA – 'RonAndDon.con' and 'Elves' at winter shopping festival |
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London Bridge for launch of congestion charge as 'Space Cadets' |
| 2002 |
HTV – Wrote and performed sketches for TV show 'Refresh' |
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British Grand Prix, Silverstone – corporate entertainment with 'Space Cadets' |
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Circus Space cabaret – performed 'Come Fly With Me' |
| 2001 |
History of Swindon, Swindon City Council - Commissioned to write and perform in 'History of Swindon', a show involving 20 performers |
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Ernst and Young Xmas party - Walkabout with 'RonAndDon.con at Royal Geographic Society |
| 2000 |
Millenium Dome – Commissioned by Zap to produce 'Space Cadets' walkabout for the Dome and work 40 days there |
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Kent arts Tour – Booked by council for a tour of outdoor and indoor venues with our static show 'Come Fly With Me' |
| 1999 |
Opening Welsh National Assembly – Huge concert where we performed as 'Space Cadets' and rubbed shoulders with Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones |
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Bremen Festival, Germany – Performed 'Come Fly With Me' |
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CAP Gemini 10 year party, Maastrict, Holland - 'Come Fly With Me' shows at 2 day corporate staff party |
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Southampton Boat Show – 'Evolution' Shows |
| 1998 |
Vlissingham festival, Holland – 'Wanted' shows |
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Deyenoord Mental Institution, Holland – 2 days of 'Come Fly With Me' shows firstly for staff and then for patients at a Dutch mental health village |
| 1997 |
Linz Pflaster Spektakel, Austria – 'Come Fly With Me' shows as part of European tour |
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Rotterdam International Street Performers Competition – Won 2nd prize with 'Come Fly With Me' |
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Museum of Welsh Life – Premier performance of company's first show 'Come Fly With Me' |
