British Pierrot Troupes & Seaside Concert Parties
British Pierrot Troupes & Seaside Concert Parties
Pierrot troupes performing during the First World War Here are some archive photographs and images of pierrot troupes & concert parties who performed during the 1st World War. We have World War One photos from […]
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World War One
“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
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
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Clacton-on-Sea
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
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Booths and Bottlers: Sussex seashore entertainers between the two World War
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
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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
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
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Llandudno, Paul Sampson, The New Follies, Zampanella
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
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History of Pierrots, Llandudno, venue cymru, Will Catlin
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
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Happy Valley, History of Pierrots, Outdoor Venues, The New Follies