“Don’t Forget the pierrots!” This digital archive was developed thanks to the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Venue Cymru – however, we really need your help to maintain it! If you’ve enjoyed looking through our resources, we’d be so grateful if you could bung a few quid in the hat, as the pierrots …
125th anniversary celebrations for West Cliff Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea Sunday 12th May 2019 at 6pm. Tony is working with Bunny (Katie Tranter) of the ‘Pier Echoes’ & ‘Pier-we-Goes’ to support members of the Clacton youth theatre in recreating a concert party inspired by the ‘Graham, Russell & Bentley Concert Party, formed in 1894, who were responsible …
The 125 Show – West Cliff Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea Read More »
Barking, Booths and Bottlers: Sussex seashore entertainers between the two World War Exhibition opens at Worthing Museum on Sunday 21st July ( https://worthingmuseum.co.uk/show/barking-booths-bottlers/ ) This project for 2019/20 celebrates seafront entertainment of the 1920s and 1930s and will tour to museums, schools and seafronts in Sussex this summer. This is an HLF-funded collaboration between Dr Tony Lidington & …
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We’ve updated this website with information from the prom-prom.com website – the Art of British popular Entertainment. More Archive material has been added and information about the last ten years of work on Pierrots and Concert Parties. A few pages have moved about. Please let us know if you experience any issues with the website …
Seaside Follies website updated with Archives and Project information Read More »
We had a lovely time by the side of the silvery sea in Llandudno this September! As part of a heritage lottery funded project, in collaboration with Venue Cymru, Promenade Promotions created a new pierrot troupe in honour of Will Catlin, the self-styled ‘King of Pierrots’, who toured pierrots throughout the country from 1894 until …
Zampanella – The Voice Phenomenal. One of the characters in the New Follies Pierrot Troupe, at the Llandudno promenade bandstand Sept 29th 2018 Professional photographer Paul Sampson accompanied The Follies on their first day out in Llandudno. Here’s the first of his professional photos. More, soon come.
The exhibition ran until 13th Jan 2019. It is available for use elsewhere. Just contact us! In Catlin’s Cafe at Venue Cymru (the site of Will Catlin’s Arcada) you will find an Exhibition on the Will Catlin’s Pierrot troupes that were the talk-of-the-town and major tourist attraction in Llandudno from the 1900s to the 1950s. …
Exhibition is open at Catlin’s Cafe @ Venue Cymru Read More »
Happy Valley Llandudno was the performance space used by several pierrot and concert party troupes for decades, drawing audiences in their thousands to their song and dance shows. The location is now occupied by a later-date cafe and the actual stage area is a playground. The New Follies went to have a look at the …
Happy Valley Llandudno – the New Follies visit the site of pierrots’ stage and venue Read More »
