Walkabout Street (or rather Field) Theatre for Festivals
Two Pirate Fairies, one magical Barrel and a whole lot of Laughs!
Ahoy there me Hearties! The Pirate Fairies have a barrel of lost and stolen laughs and we are on a mission to return them to their rightful owners. Do you have your laugh? Can we check it? Laugh down the tube, into the barrel, and the barrel will check your laugh. If all is well, your laugh will resound loud and clear from the depths of the barrel and you will be awarded a Laughter Checked sticker. Should you need something to make you laugh, we will tell our best joke,
"Why are pirates called pirates? Because they aaarrrggghhh!",
dance crazily, hit each other with fish and attempt all manner of piratical larks and fairy magic. If, however, all this fails to raise a chuckle, you have truly lost your laugh, and we will happily give you one from the barrel!
The Pirate Fairies and the Barrel of Laughs can be performed open air, under cover, on stage, off stage, on the move around your festival and amongst audiences between bands. We have a super, interactive and highly entertaining act and are on a mission to create fun and laughter wherever we go!
Thank you so much for performing [at Latitude 2006]. Tania Harrison - Mean Fiddler
We would love to have you back again next year...you add a colourful addition, creating merriment and pirate fairy mischief wherever you go...... Sarah Nichols and all the Hazy Team - Eastern Haze
You will fit into SOLFEST so well! Alan aka Wizardmarra - Solfest
In 2008 the Pirate Fairies checked laughs at these festivals:
The Buskers Bash - Wimborne, Dorset
Ireby Music Festival - Cumbria
Off The Tracks Spring - Donington Park, Derby, Midlands
Kingston Green Fair - Canbury Park, Kingston upon Thames
Mooch with the Fairies...Fairy Fest - Groombridge Place, Kent
The 3 Wishes Faery Fest - Colliford Lake Park, Cornwall
Glastonbury Festival Theatre & Circus Field - Pilton, Somerset
Guilfest - Guildford, Surrey
Larmer Tree - Salisbury, Somerset
Camp Bestival - Lulworth Castle, Dorset
Aylesbury-on-Sea - Aylesbury
Stokes Bay Festival - Gosport, Hampshire
Gaunts Annual Summer Gathering - Dorset
Bucks County Show - Buckinghamshire
Rhythm Festival - Twinwood Arena, Bedfordshire
Bestival - Isle of Wight
In 2007 the Pirate Fairies checked laughs at these festivals:
Fringe Saturday - Brighton Fringe Festival, Brighton
Wye Fayre Launch Party - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, Hoxton
Kingston Green Fair - Canbury Park, Kingston upon Thames
Wychwood Festival - Cheltenham Racecourse
Eastleigh Under 5's Fun Day - Eastleigh, Hampshire
IK:TOMS - Camden, London
Glastonbury - Pilton, Somerset
Guilfest - Guildford, Surrey
Latitude - Suffolk
Global Village Peace Gathering - Lincolnshire
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival - Wiltshire
Dunstaffnage Music Festival - Oban, Scotland
Wickham Festival - Hampshire
Rhythm Festival - Clapham, Bedfordshire
Endorse It in Dorset
Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland
Solfest - Cumbria
Burnham-on-Sea’s FolkFest - Somerset
Bestival - Isle of Wight
In 2006 the Pirate Fairies checked laughs at these festivals:
Wheaton Aston - Staffordshire
Rox - Bognor Regis
Wychwood - Gloucestershire
Blissfields - Hampshire
Latitude - Suffolk
Eastern Haze - East Anglia
Lomond Folk Festival - Scotland
Big Green Gathering - Somerset
Pevensey Festival - Bognor Regis
Rhythm - Bedford
Airfest - Huntingdon
Solfest - Cumbria
...and also at the Gypsy Hotel at Bardens Boudoir in Dalston
Gypsy Hotel, London's notorious "Bourbon Soaked Snake Charmin' Rock'n'Roll Cabaret" hosted by The Urban Voodoo Machine takes place every 3rd Saturday of the month in the speakeasy sleazy basement that is Bardens Boudoir N16.
Amongst those who will be checking in on 20th September are Irish punk-folk troubadour The Mighy Stef, Canadian gypsy wierdos Blackberry Wood, sea-chanty rockers The Woodsmen, bluesman Dave Arcari, burlesque starlets Trixie Sparkle and Mamzelle Fifi, and not forgetting Clash/Gogol Bordello tour DJ and the Hotel's resident wax spinner, DJ Scratchy.
Guestlist is reserved for the devil only, so unless you are him it will cost you £6.66!
Doors 8pm, drinking and dancing till 2.30am!
Gypsy Hotel @ Bardens Boudoir 20 September 2008 36-44 Stoke Newington Road London N16 7XJ
More dates for your diary: SATURDAY 18 OCT - 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE, LADY ANE ANGEL, MAMA ROSIN (CH), LALLA MORTE (FR), SWAMPMEAT, DES O'CONNOR, OREN MARSHALL, DJ SCRATCHY, TRANS SIBERIAN MARCH BAND, MISS FOUNTAIN & RAJESH.
SATURDAY 15 NOV: DEPTFORD BEACH BABES, EMILY BREEZE, KIMBERLY MACOY, JOOKS OF KENT, ROSE THORN, PEARLSWORLD, DJ SCRATCHY AND MORE WEIRDNESS TBC.
SATURDAY 20 DEC: LITTLE VICTOR (USA), LADY FLO (FR), WALKING WOUNDED, DJ SCRATCHY AND A WHOLE LOT MORE SHAKIN' GOING ON!
WEDNESDAY 31 DEC - New Years Fuckin Eve!! Yes, brothers and sisters! You have the chance to greet 2009 in a Bourbon Soaked Snake Charmin Rock'n'Roll Cabaret kinda way! Details soon!
Hee Hee! It's one of my favourate piccies. Mostly because of the look of shock on your faces as Trixie and Avalon jumped in next to you and I got happy snappy! Yay!
Ahoy! Did you lovely ladies have fun at Gaunts house? Wasn't it a beautiful venue. It's been one of my favourate festivals ever. But then I do prefer the small ones.
It's a shame we were leaving when you arrived, it would have been lovely to see you properly again.
I don't think we are performing at any more of the same festivals as you now :( But I'm sure we'll see you again next summer.
Good afternoon. It was lovely to see you at Larmer Tree. Unfortunately you had a queue so we didn't get our laughter checked. Hopefully we'll see you in another field somewhere so we can have our check up! :)
Hi Ladies, Thank you so much for sharing your friends space with me!! I had a truly wonderful time at Faery Fest, You did a great job keeping everone amused. I look forward to our paths crossing again soon!!
Best wishes always, Your faithful Black Knight...x
The Opium Den is back to bring you fireworks on the 4th July.
With performances from the Stillhouse Orchestra, Sam Astley and Craig Temple providing bluesy hillbilly rockin sounds to dance and sing along to and The Opium Den Madame Amanda Mae Steele and Miss Rose Thorne providing the Burlesque you'd be mad to miss it.
There will as always be the delectable opium tea served up to those who need it! And also the inimitable Lydia Darling providing the tunes for you to dance to.
Nominated in 4 categories at the 2007 UK Festival Awards. Probably the best boutique festival in the South West - tickets on sale now at www. bloomfestival. com!!!
Thankyou pirate fairies you worked really hard Thanks for being part of the magic at the first Mooch with the fairies fairy festival. see you soon Sparkles xxxx
It was so lovely to meet you guys at last. You made us laugh a lot. (Well, not Trixie, she didn't get your joke, but that's cos she's not a very clever pixie) Marooned..... Hee Hee Hee!
The third Opium Den hosted at the infamous Bardens Boudoir Due to the sad passing of Mr Bo Diddley we have a surprise turn from Mr Paul Ronney Angel and Special Guests playing some of his greatest songs.
Also this night as you are all aware we have Mike The London Magician astounding us all with his Mind Reading powers of amazement.
Charlie Khan will be bringing his skiffle sound to the Den's illustrious stage.
Dr Butler's Hatstand Medicine Band will be taking us back to when Penny Farthings graced the streets of London.
Luc Owll will be surprising us with his dark and brooding one man show.
Cogregation will be gracing the stage too with their amazing and unique sound.
Mojo raved about them and it's easy to see why we had to have them play for us too!
And finally the infiniately beautiful Lalla Morte will be charming us with her fabulous burlesque.
DJ's are Duncan DeMorgan (Born Bad, Shore Leave) Lydia Morgan ( B Movie Strength through Joy) and your hostess Amanda Mae Steele.
Ahoy!! Thank you for the friend acceptance-very much appriciated!! :-) We saw you guys at the Buskers Bash this year, and you were great,so much fun-had our laughs checked, and am still a proud owner of a laughter checked sticker!! Hope to see you again this yr, Take it easy, rich an shona xx
Only two more chances to see the GAWKAGOGO FREAKSHOW at VIBE LIVE on Brick Lane!
This is a fantastic, full-length show, with an hour of great material from us, plus incredible special guests - and we're only performing it TWICE MORE in this version! (The last one will be on Wednesday 14th May).
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