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Author: Tony Lidington

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Tony works with Frank Skinner on television series

Tony with Frank Skinner

Tony works with Frank Skinner on television series about British popular entertainment In September 2015, Tony worked with Liberty Bell Productions on a television series with Frank Skinner, to be broadcast around Christmas 2015. Tony was teaching Frank how Dan

Tony Lidington October 26, 2015December 26, 2015 Blog, News Read more

Punch & Judy May Fayre, Covent Garden 2015

Tony as Mr Punch at Covent Garden

Punch & Judy May Fayre, Covent Garden 2015 In May 2015, Tony MC’d as Mr Punch at the Covent Garden May Fayre, celebrating 353 years since he was first recorded by Samuel Peyps.

Tony Lidington October 26, 2015December 26, 2015 Blog, News, research, Uncategorized Read more

Programme notes on Joey – King of Clowns & Dan Leno – The King’s Jester

Dan-Leno programme-note-1a

Programmme notes on Joey – King of Clowns & Dan Leno – The King’s Jester Joey – King of Clowns – programme note     “Dan Leno – The King’s Jester” programme note  

Tony Lidington April 26, 2014April 10, 2018 Blog, dan leno, grimaldi, research Read more

Arts and the Economy

  Arts & Economy             In the light of the comment from Maria Miller (the former Culture Secretary who resigned for inappropriate use of her MP’s expenses,) that the arts should focus on “culture’s economic impact”, I

Tony Lidington April 20, 2014December 26, 2015 Blog Read more

Night of Dragons – Sidmouth Festival 2002

Sidmouth Night of Dragons 2002

Sidmouth’s “Night of Dragons” – the director’s notes The Night of Dragons had been in the planning for nearly a year, but it was only with 2 weeks to go that I knew I would be there – not just

Tony Lidington April 20, 2014April 10, 2018 Blog, community, Projects, Uncategorized No Comments Read more

“Up Frankie!” – director’s notes (Autumn 2010)

Dominic Goodwin as Frankie Howerd

I thought it might be interesting to post some of the notes I have contributed to the programmes of productions over the years – so here is the first of a short series that will occasionally appear: “Mocking ourselves gently”

Tony Lidington April 18, 2014December 26, 2015 Blog, theatre Read more

Clifford Essex Pierrot. Article for Banjo, Mandolin & Guitar (BMG) magazine

Clifford-Essex-Pierrot

Clifford Essex – My Pierrot Hero  I first started exploring the history of pierrots and concert parties when I was an undergraduate at Sussex University – I was astonished to find that this entire history of a British popular entertainment

Tony Lidington April 16, 2014April 10, 2018 Blog, pierrots, research No Comments Read more

Showmanship with Exeter University performances at Royal Albert Museum (RAMM), Exeter

Showmanship with Exeter University performances at Royal Albert Museum (RAMM), Exeter Barnum & wife in front of the tiger display A really successful collaboration between Exeter 1st year drama students, RAMM and Promenade Promotions took place this Spring. The title

Tony Lidington April 4, 2014December 26, 2015 Blog, teaching Read more

“The Raree Man & Peepshow”

Promenade Promotions has been successful in winning an Arts Council of England Grants for the Arts to produce a street peepshow presented by The Raree Man. The peepshow was one of the most popular forms of street entertainment in the

Tony Lidington April 2, 2014December 26, 2015 Blog, Peepshow Project Read more

‘Street noise’ sound file

Street Noise This sounds really interesting! This is the first of a series of sound-bites, a bit like mini radio programmes, made by Tim Hill, entitled ‘The Island of Noise’, These are themed around outdoor music making and ritual noise

Tony Lidington April 1, 2014December 26, 2015 Blog, Uncategorized Read more

My Pierrot Hero – by Tony Lidington

“My Pierrot Hero” – an article about Clifford Essex & pierrots for Banjo Mandolin & Guitar (BMG), published Summer 2013 by Tony Lidington. I first started exploring the history of pierrots and concert parties when I was an undergraduate at

Tony Lidington November 10, 2013December 26, 2015 Blog Read more
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