We certainly gathered a crowd

We had loads to shout about this weekend!

The Show Girlz were out and about this weekend performing as cheer leaders for Fontwell Park Race Course. 

Our fun filled and happy cheer squad surprised audiences in Chichester and Portsmouth town centres with high energy, leg kicking and splitting, exciting cheerleading 
performances. Children and adults crowded round to see the team and I think we caused quite a stir!

Throughout both days they created a buzz to help advertise Fontwell Parks Figure of 8 Family Race Day on Sunday the 8th September.  

Peppa Pig & George will be making appearances at regular intervals throughout this great family day and there is plenty of other activities for children of every age including; funfair rides, bouncy castles, face painting and Love The Races kids roadshow!! There are also 8 thrilling races to pick a winner from! 

For more information on Fontwells Family Fun day got to www.fontwellpark.co.uk
Pre booked tickets are only £10 and kids go FREE

Don't Leave The Southsea Show To Soon!

The Southsea Show, Saturday 3rd August has a fun-packed schedule of events in store for all the family. But don't leave to soon as at 7:00pm the much-raved about Seaside Special will kick off and run until the final curtain falls at 9:30pm.

The creative team have put together a fantastic line up of talented world famous acts.

The incredibly talented headliner Chesney Hawkes will get the crowds to their feet, with an extensive repertoire guaranteeing a performance featuring all the fan favourites, with Chesney’s equally as floor-filling band accompanying him.

Carl & Dave’s Comedy Magic & Illusions performance will bring together slapstick magic with large-scale illusions, dashed with impressive moments of madness, laugh-out-loud comedy, and a jaw-dropping finale. The Stage reviewed their act as highly original, and filled with knock-about fun and mind-blowing illusions. Carl and Dave have been winners of the International Comedy Magic award for two years in a row, and the show has been tailored to fit the Southsea Show’s family-centric atmosphere perfectly.

Danny Oliver will take to the stage with a tribute performance to Michael Jackson. His performances have led to him being billed as the world’s top MJ tribute act, and he most definitely has the moves to match the music.

The Show Girlz from Manic Stage Productions will provide glamour and beauty in abundance, with some gorgeous girls performing stunning choreography in a wild array of costumes, feathers, and frills.

Renowned aerial acrobat Valerie Murzak, an extremely successful solo artist featured in a number of prime-time TV shows, on cruises, in theatre, and at corporate events. She recently performed at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, and has toured the world as Poison Ivy in Batman Live.

Joe Black, a master of ceremonies who lives somewhere between the stages of music, theatre, and comedy, will take the audience firmly by the hand and guide them into a place where the strange and unusual reign supreme. His act has been dubbed by Vanity Fair as ‘not to be missed’.

The crowds will have a chance to sing and dance to the Grease sing-along, grooving out to Greased Lightning and crooning the words of Summer Nights.

And Paper Aeroplanes, the freshest, most dynamic producers and artists to hit the urban music scene in the past decade, will be performing, drawing on the house and hip-hop sounds they’ve been developing through collective efforts with major artists from the UK and overseas.

The Seaside Special finale on Saturday, an excitement-builder for another eclectic programme of widely-anticipated events and activities on the Sunday, has been organised through team efforts between a variety of establishments through the city of Portsmouth, including Portsmouth Guildhall, Steve Pitt of The Cellars, and Manic Stage Productions.

Tickets for the two-day Southsea Show are on sale through Portsmouth Guildhall’s online box office now here. Tickets will also be available for purchase on the day. There will be plenty to do come rain or shine, thanks to much of the show being undercover.

Find out more about the all-new Southsea Show 2013 on the website here 

Could It Be You?

Calling all Street Dance Crews!

The all-new and improved Southsea Show needs willing Street Dance Crews to participate in the ultimate battle to be crowned ‘Southsea Shows Dance Crew 2013’!

On Saturday 3rd August at 4pm – 4:45pm there will be a live ‘Street Dance Crew Battle’ taking place in ‘The Big Top’ as part of the live entertainment for ‘The Southsea Show’. 

Filled with local and national talent, to thrill and entertain everyone, the winning crew will have the opportunity to perform their dance again in front of the crowds and share a stage with other brilliant performers such as; Chesney Hawkes, Danny Oliver as MJ and the magical Carl and Dave illusionists.

Each crew member will receive a FREE pass into the days event which promises to be a action packed weekend of family fun! The Tom Prince Cancer Trust Stage will feature the very best of local cover bands during both days and there will also be gardening demonstrations, competitions, community stalls, carousels, and bumper cars, as well as a petting zoo, sports activities, arts, crafts, and creative making workshops, a dog show, a cider bus, a milkshake wagon, and a whole host of food stalls. Visitors will have the opportunity to browse the wares of local traders whilst buskers provide entertainment in the Market Marquee.

After all the activities the two days will have to throw at you, you’ll want to relax in the Giant Tea Tent where baking demonstrations and workshops will be held, kids’ storytelling sessions will run, and traditional teas and cakes served up during performances from local singer-songwriters.

A Beer Tent and Real Ale Bar filled with folk, bluegrass, country, and roots music will be pitched up for the whole weekend, during which Carnival Costume workshops take place to prepare visitors for the participatory parade at 2:00pm on Sunday afternoon.

But before that you can win a chance to be part of the Saturday night Seaside Special, a good old-fashion ‘End of the Pier Show’ that will take visitors back to the best of the 1970s, offering up some classic family entertainment.

Throughout the Sunday, the fun continues, with a Grand Carnival Procession featuring the IoW New Carnival Company, who are known for their performance at the Paralympics. Also expect local carnival artists, bands, and participants in beautiful costumes created at the workshops, as well as a performance from the spectacular Cirque Bijou, who helped launch the 2012 Olympics and have toured with the likes of Take That.

If you think you’re crew has what it takes you will need to register with Manic Stage Productions (manic_sproductions@yahoo.co.uk) then arrive at ‘The Big Top’ for 3:45pm and come prepared with a 5 minute (max) dance piece; this track will need to be sent over to us by Monday 29^th July (please bring a backup just incase on CD or IPOD).

Remember as part of this fantastic event, every dancer taking part will get a free entry to ‘The Southsea Show’ and there is plenty of wonderful things to get involved with throughout the day! Please register by Friday 26th July via email and you will be sent an ‘entry form’ which we will need back along with your music by Monday 29th July.

We look forward to seeing what local talents have to offer!

www.thesouthseashow.co.uk
www.manicsp.co.uk

Meet Joe Black

Introducing Mister Joe Black

Joe Black; the cabaret and musical comedy extraordinaire will be the famous host for The All New Southsea Show’s Saturday Night Seaside Special, ‘A Family Friendly Big Top Variety Show', starting at 7pm on Saturday 3rd August. 

As a regular resident at the Kings Theatre Southsea, Joe Black is no stranger to the South Coast and we are thrilled to have plucked him from his usual role as Compere and master of ceremonies of the unique, weird and wonderful show "House of Burlesque" Joe and his entertaining flare and charisma have been christened by Vanity Fair Italia as "Not to be missed!"

As a leading figure in the dark cabaret genre, Joe Black has toured extensively across the UK, Europe, Australia and America, taking audiences into a realm of strange and unusual supreme. Using his creative yet genius imagination, Joe has performed at the famous ‘Kerrang!’ Awards, headlined music and art events and toured with likes of The Tiger Lillies, David J, Voltaire, Toyah Wilcox and Duke Special. 

“Joe Black is a constantly evolving cabaret chameleon, blurring the lines of decency within entertainment and continues to drive music and performance into strange new realms.”

"Black is out and out the best performer I’ve seen this Fringe. He is a living cartoon. Larger than life, buzzing with frenetic energy. You might almost believe that, like an animation, he can contort reality as suits" - Fringe Review

Catch Joe on his marvellous tour of 'House of Burlesque' at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, on 13^th October 2013. 

But before then head to the Southsea Show and see for yourself the dazzling ways in which Joe will lead you through a fun filled night of family friendly variety show spectacular also featuring mesmerising illusion acts and breath taking ariel acrobatics along with traditional sing a longs and glamourous Show girls.

We’re just as excited as you are to witness the brilliance that Black has to offer as a performer and compare, for what is to be one of the biggest entertainment opportunities Portsmouth has seen this year. 

Can’t wait to see you there!

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