Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Maypole/ Folk Dancing Workshops

3.30pm - 4.30pm

Loughborough Church of England Primary School

Maypole dancing workshops with pupils from the Loughborough Church of England Primary School


Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Talent Show

Judges

6.00pm

Loughborough Church of England Primary School

Maypole dancing workshops with pupils from the Loughborough Church of England Primary School


Friday 25th May 2012

After School Club

Have a go Circus Workshops - KS1/FS

3.15pm - 4.15pm

Cossington C of E Primary,
Main Street,
Cossington,
Leicestershire,

Stilt walking, plate spinning, juggling, devil/ flower sticks, poi and more!


Wednesday 30th May 2012

Maypole/ Folk Dancing Workshops

3.30pm - 4.30pm

Loughborough Church of England Primary School

Maypole dancing workshops with pupils from the Loughborough Church of England Primary School


Friday 1st June 2012

Jubilee Day

Site Animation - Stilt Walking and a Main Show

Fairfield Prep School,
Loughborough


Monday 4th June 2012

Village Fun Day

Have a go Maypole Workshops

12.30pm - 6.00pm

South Witham, Grantham,
Lincolnshire

May Day Celebrations at South Witham Primary School! Private workshop in Maypole Dancing. Dancing shoes at the ready - 1 ,2 ,3 and go!


Monday 4th June 2012

Event to mark the Diamond Jubilee

Diamond Jubilee Party (inc. have a go circus skills, art table and giant bubbles)

2.00pm to 4:30/5:00pm

Edith Cole Memorial Park, Church Hill, Scraptoft

Site Animation with Bill Brookman & Friends!


Monday 4th June 2012

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations - Kings and Queens

PartyScape (including Have a go Circus Skills and an Art Table), Main Show (Have a go Maypole), Giant Bubbles and Stilt Walkers

1.00am - 4.00pm

The event is outside in Priory Park, Grange Road, Malvern, WR14 3HB.

Site Animation with Bill Brookman & Friends! Fun for all the family!


Monday 4th June 2012

Diamond Jubilee Torch lighting event

Site Animation, cannon firing and our Cosmos Bell Tower!

9.00pm - 10.15pm

Abbey Park


Tuesday 5th June 2012

Picnic in the Park

Site Animation - Have a Go Circus Skills, Bill Brookman's One Man Band and Traditional Games!

12.00noon - 5.00pm

Queen's Park, Loughborough

Fun for all the family!! Come and join in the fun!!


Friday 8th June 2012

Fun Day - Twist & Shout

Have a go Circus Skills (inc. crash mat fun) and Giant Bubbles!

10.00am - 3.00pm

People Express,
Sharpe's Pottery Musuem,
West Street,
Swadlincote,

Fun with Bill Brookman and Friends! Have a go at plate spinning, juggling, stilts and much much more!


Saturday 9th June 2012

Pinchbeck Carnival's Parade

One Man Band

12.00noon

Pinchbeck

Bill Brookman entertains the crowds with his One Man Band! How many musical instruments can a man play?


Saturday 16th June 2012

Grantham Carnival

Parade - One Man Band

12.00 noon onwards

Wyndham Park,
Hill Avenue,
Grantham,
Lincs NG31 9BB

Bill Brookman will entertain the crowds with his One Man Band!


Thursday 21st June 2012

Loughborough Church of England Primary School Fete

Maypole Dancing with the Maypole Group!

3.15pm onwards

Loughborough Church of England Primary School,
William Street,
Loughborough, LE11 3BY

A chance to see our lovely Maypole dancers we have been working with all year from the school


Thursday 21st June 2012

Medieval Event

Medieval Jester

The Hilton,
Birmingham

Fun and frolics with the Medieval Jester!


Sunday 24th June 2012

Wymeswold Open Gardens

Walkabout Characters - Stilt Walker, Giant Bubbles and a Living Statue!

2.30pm - 4.30pm

Wymeswold

Site Animation with Bill Brookman & Friends!


Friday 13th July 2012

Olympic Event

Have a go Circus skills, Have a go Maypole Workshops and Greek God statues/ walkabout characters

10.00am - 4.00pm

Canterbury High School, Kent

Site Animation with Bill Brookman and Friends!


Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July 2012

The Mayor's Newham Show

Site Animation - The Exploding Have a go Maypole!

Event: 12.00noon - 6.00pm, Performing: 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Central Park,
East Ham,
London, E6 6ET

Site Animation with Bill Brookman and Friends!

The Mayor's Newham Show attracts over 45,000 visitors over two days. This year is especially exciting for us. As a Host Borough for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, they have the honour of welcoming the Olympic Torch to Central Park to begin the weekend's activities.


Friday 27th July 2012

London 2012 Festival, Martin Creed's " All the Bells, Work No. 1197"

Simultaneous, nationwide bell-ringing to celebrate the first day of London 2012.
- We perform our Exploding Cosmos Bell Tower!

8.00 am

Venue: TBA

Friday 27 July 2012 will be no ordinary morning. At 8am on the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 'Work No.1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes' by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed, will be performed throughout the UK

We plan to do it in style… with our Exploding Cosmos Bell Tower!

We have not decided on a venue yet and are looking for a host. Any ideas?

http://festival.london2012.com/events/9000961496


Saturday 4th August 2012

Oswestry Agricultural Show 2012

Site Animation - Main Show and Stilt Walkers

Oswestry Showground, Park Hall, Whittington Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 4AS

Fun for all the family!


Monday 13th to Sunday 19th August 2012

Robin Hood Festival - Fairy Camp

Site Animation with Bill Brookman & Friends!

The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, NG21 9HN

We are camping in Sherwood Forest - down by the Major Oak!
Gypsy dancers, fairies and much much more…


Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th September 2012

The Mayor's Thames Festival 2012

Site Animation

London

Site Animation with Bill Brookman & Friends! Fun for all the family! Come and join in!


Saturday 15th September 2012

Salt Day

Site Animation

Droitwich

Site Animation with Bill Brookman and Friends! COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN!


Saturday 15th September 2012

Anstey Gala 2012

Site Animation - Have a go Circus Skills and Balloons

12.00noon - 4.30pm

Jubilee Hall,
The Recreation Ground,
Stadon Road,
Anstey,

Site Animation with Bill Brookman and Friends! COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN - 'Best of British!'


Autumn 2012 Possible dates

Somalia Mission 12: Graduation Events.

Graduating the young people of the United Nations' Militias and Armed Youth project

Somalia,
Somaliland,
Puntland,
Kenya

The culmination of a massive international initiative to give livelihood training and opportunities for personal development and work to up to 1,300 of Somalia's most at risk young men.


Saturday 13th - Sat 27th October 2012

Carnival of Monsters

Barton House, 61 High Road, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 4AJ


Saturday 27th October 2012

Enchanted Fairy Ball

Magical Beings!

6.50pm - onwards

Melton Mowbray


Join Bill Brookman and Friends to create a magical event! Plenty of music, dancing and much more… COME AND JOIN IN!


Sunday 16th December 2012

Christmas Craft Day

Snow White A Puppet Panto

3.00pm

Guildhall Museum,
Guildhall Lane,
Leicester,
LE1 5FQ

Bill Brookman has toured the world bringing his unique blend of theatre to delight audiences every where. He never fails to entrance with his wild, wacky, hilarious and chaotic versions of traditional stories.

This time it is Snow White & the Seven Dwarves - A Puppet Play!

Bill tells his version of the story in his own inimitable style. There will be plenty of music, an array of unusual instruments, puppets of all shapes and sizes, daft props, silly songs, jokes, frantic fun, wild antics and excitement…and of course LOTS of joining in!!!

Those who have seen one of Bill's madcap shows know just how crazy and lunatic they are. He is a wonderful character, full of energy and enthusiasm, with a fantastic imagination and a wicked sense of humour. This will be an exquisite, beautiful and hilarious re-telling of this classic tale.

With fun and jokes on all levels the puppet play is suitable for all ages.


Monday 17th December 2012

Christmas Puppet Panto

Snow White

9.15am & 10.30am

Burbage Church of England Infant School, Grove Road, Burbage, Hinckley, Leicester, LE10 2AE

Bill Brookman has toured the world bringing his unique blend of theatre to delight audiences every where. He never fails to entrance with his wild, wacky, hilarious and chaotic versions of traditional stories.

This time it is Snow White & the Seven Dwarves - A Puppet Play!

Bill tells his version of the story in his own inimitable style. There will be plenty of music, an array of unusual instruments, puppets of all shapes and sizes, daft props, silly songs, jokes, frantic fun, wild antics and excitement…and of course LOTS of joining in!!!

Those who have seen one of Bill's madcap shows know just how crazy and lunatic they are. He is a wonderful character, full of energy and enthusiasm, with a fantastic imagination and a wicked sense of humour. This will be an exquisite, beautiful and hilarious re-telling of this classic tale.

With fun and jokes on all levels the puppet play is suitable for all ages.


Tuesday 18th December 2012

Christmas Puppet Panto

Snow White

9.15am

Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School

Bill Brookman has toured the world bringing his unique blend of theatre to delight audiences every where. He never fails to entrance with his wild, wacky, hilarious and chaotic versions of traditional stories.

This time it is Snow White & the Seven Dwarves - A Puppet Play!

Bill tells his version of the story in his own inimitable style. There will be plenty of music, an array of unusual instruments, puppets of all shapes and sizes, daft props, silly songs, jokes, frantic fun, wild antics and excitement…and of course LOTS of joining in!!!

Those who have seen one of Bill's madcap shows know just how crazy and lunatic they are. He is a wonderful character, full of energy and enthusiasm, with a fantastic imagination and a wicked sense of humour. This will be an exquisite, beautiful and hilarious re-telling of this classic tale.

With fun and jokes on all levels the puppet play is suitable for all ages.


October 2013 onwards

"The Return of St Martin's Cloak"

An extended project with young people exploring the cultural and heritage aspects of pre-reformation Leicester built around the story of St Martin and St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester.

St Martin's Cathedral
Leicecester and environs