Open Stage
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Similar to a renegade, but with a bit more organisation. Several/most of the acts will have been booked beforehand, to ensuring a good quality show. Started in 2011.
2011[edit]
Organiser: Matthew Byng Maddick
Compère: Jay Linn
Acts:
- Sam (bar flair)
- Wes Peden
- Planet Abba
- Markus Furtner & Matthew Tiffany (devilstick & viola)
- Jon Peat (ball juggling)
- plus others
2012[edit]
Organiser: Matthew Byng Maddick
Compère:
Acts:
- Joff the 'Monkey Poi' (Simian silliness)
- Lena with her charming Club Swinging routine,
- Jake with the smoothest silkiest flower stick manipulation I've ever seen,
- Adriano Fettucini the Gentleman Juggler..cigar boxes,cane , Hat & Old Skool charm,
- Jenni with some hot hooping
- and then Liam & Oli & their extraordinary contact skills and fresh presentation style,
- and then after a short break Rob T with the staff Umbrella stuff that he does so well,
- Rob Fiery next with Hat juggling/manipulating & impressive ring business,
- next up was Nao (pronounced...NOW!) his vertax business had to be seen to be believed ...had the crowd on their feet !!...
- And Finally Seb & his Epic club presentation ( & some M&Ms....?)..included a 5 club multiplex & 5 club REVERSE ,flat front cascade (gor blimey!!!)...Good show!!
Well done to Matthew Byng Maddick for bringing it all together...hope you enjoyed it !!!' as posted by Ben Cornish
2013[edit]
Organiser: Ian Mrawa
Compère: Nigel Roder
Acts:
- Amy Ameila - Contact Juggling
- Fredrike Gernster - Club juggling
- Simon and Samara - Arcobalance
- Jenny - Hoop
- Truan - Romance with a Broom
- Sam Goodburn - Unicycle, Tightwire and Juggling
- Iuean Evans
- Kat Collett - Hoop
- Gayew Francis - Hoop
- Su Hamilton - Contact Juggling
2014[edit]
Organiser: Ian Mrawa
Compère: Luke Burrage
Acts:
- Jamie Fletcher, Lizzy Peat, Guy Heathcote (Tossing Wallop Morris) - Club Passing
- Nigel Roder - Devil Stick
- Ross Burton - Ring Juggling
- Nic Sims - Knives
- Ed Cliffe - Contact Cigar Box
- Colin Morton - Poi
- Jon Peat - Juggling Balls
- Dawn Marie - Contact and word manipulation
- Ms Merlin - Hoop
- Iver Tronstad - Juggling Balls and Clubs