PERFORMANCE
Original comic performance for family events
THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE
THE LIGHTHOUSE IS A TINY, FULLY FURNISHED, LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER’S COTTAGE AND STRIPED RED AND WHITE TOWER. THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - A RETIRED SEADOG WHO RAMBLES THROUGH A VAST ARSENAL OF COMIC STORIES AND ANECDOTES ABOUT KIPPERS, GUILLEMOTS, OYSTER SMACKS AND
THE NEVER ENDING MENACE OF BIRD’S MESS! ‘LIGHTHOUSE WILLIE’ INVITES YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN TO STEP INTO HIS COSY CABIN AND ENJOY IT’S COMFY AMBIENCE, AND WATCH OUR ANIMATED FILMS ABOUT ‘LIGHTHOUSE WILLIE’S ADVENTURES’. |
IN BETWEEN SHOWS, AUDIENCE MEMBERS CAN PEER THROUGH THE CABIN’S PORTHOLES AND WATCH MORE STOP MOTION ANIMATION WHILST LISTENING TO THE DIALOGUE ON HEADPHONES.
THIS COMIC SHOW/INSTALLATION MARKS A NEW DEPARTURE FOR BOB&BOB JOBBINS, COMBINING SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF BOLD, COMIC STREET THEATRE, AMAZING PROPS AND CONSTRUCTION. WITH THE UNIQUE VISUAL MAGIC OF STOP MOTION ANIMATION.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF ANIMATION BOOTHS WHICH WILL FEATURE NEW COMIC CHARACTERS AND QUIRKY CONSTRUCTIONS.
THE LIGHTHOUSE SHOW IS PERFECT FOR MARITIME AND HARBOUR FESTIVALS, TOWN CENTRE AND FAMILY EVENTS. IT WORKS PERFECTLY INDOORS AND OUTSIDE. THE LIGHTHOUSE SHOW CAN BE BOOKED AS A STAND ALONE THEATRE PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION.
IT CAN ALSO BE BOOKED WITH AN ADDITIONAL DAY/S
ANIMATED FILM MAKING WORKSHOP ( CHILDREN’S FILMS CAN THEN BE SHOWN IN THE LIGHTHOUSE) OR A LIGHTHOUSE/MARITIME MODEL MAKING
WE CAN BE COMMISSIONED TO CREATE/DESIGN BOOTHS AND ANIMATION TO ENHANCE UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS OR MUSEUM EXHIBITS.
The Ark
This new show features a mini Noahs Ark mounted on a large trike. It has all the children’s favourites aboard: the giraffe, the very hungry crocodile, the noisy Lion, and a very naughty dog. The animals are operated by levers to appear from within The Ark.
With a marvellous soundtrack including 'Never Smile at a crocodile', 'How much is that doggie in the window' and 'The Singing Dogs' - the show marks a return to form by Bob & Bob Jobbins - who pioneered the use of cycle based automata/machines, combined with comic performance back in the 1980’s. |