Miss Merlynda & Her Cheeky Chatty Puppets! - Cute & Cheeky Mix & Mingle Ventriloquist! - Walkabout Ventriloquist & Puppeteer! - Street Dancing Marionettes! - Fun Punch & Judy Shows! - PLUS - Madame Merlynda The Tarot Fortune-Teller! - ALL EVENTS!
Puppeteer
(9 Reviews)Country: United Kingdom
Based In: Chichester, South East
Performs: Nationwide
From: £100
Description
Miss Merlynda is a 'delightfully daft' - 'magically mesmerising' - 'cheekily cute' - 'absolutely fantastic' - 'wonderfully warm' - 'enchantingly engaging' - 'highly original' - and - 'hugely entertaining' - Unique Mix and Mingle Ventriloquist! - an Astonishing Singing Ventriloquist! - and a - Musical Dancing and Singing Marionettes Puppeteer! - in the elegantly comical Traditional British Music Hall style! - Perfect for Weddings - Receptions - Gatherings - Events - EITHER Adults Only and/or Family Gatherings - Indoor or Outdoor - All Venues - and also - Perfect For British Music Hall style Var
... iety Nights - Cabaret-style Evenings - Family Celebrations - Corporate Events - Soirees - Cocktail Parties - Wedding Receptions - TV - Film - Theatre!
Miss Merlynda 'Mixes and Mingles' all about your Venue entertaining your Guests and 'breaking the ice' - by performing her Award-Winning Comically Cute Novelty Verse and Silly Odes and Songs together with her Fabulously Fantastical Sensational Cast of Cheekily Cute - Vintage Ventriloquist Dolls - Dummies and Puppets - changing these from time-to-time - so that EVERYONE - and - ALL AGES - are enchantingly mesmerized - and - deliciously - charmingly - and - delightfully - engaged and entertained!
Miss Merlynda is the Founder and Resident Trainer of 'The Ventriloquist Club of Great Britain' - AND - the Owner/Manager of the unique and highly respected Live Puppetry & Puppet-Making Skills Studio - the 'Miss Merlynda Puppet Theatre Club' - where she teaches national and international students her famously popular Professional Ventriloquism & Puppetry Skills Workshops.
Miss Merlynda brilliantly entertains with her Fantastically Cheeky & Chatty Cast of Ventriloquist Characters - such as: 'Miss Melody Meerkat: The Musical Singer From Mississippi!' - 'Madame Ginger: The Most Outrageous Fortune-Teller!' - 'Aberdeen Angus: The Lovelorn Laddie From Scotland!' - 'HRH The Snooty Princess Emily' - 'Ginger Beans: The Incredible Farting Boy!' - 'Scatty Cat - The Parisian Pussy From Paris!' - 'Gilbert The Gorilla!' - 'Torquil: The Psychic' - (And Yes! 'Torquil' really does predict the future!) - Cute Little Darling Pierrot - 'Duncan L DoLittle' - and His Sweet Little Sister - 'Daizy L DoLittle' - 'Corky The Crocodile!' (Watch Out For Your Fingers!) - 'Devonshire Dick: The Dirty Pirate Monkey!' - 'Tinnie-Tiny The Robot!' - 'Princess Crystal Stephanie!' - 'Lord Claude DePussy' - AND MANY - MANY - MANY - MORE!
PLUS! - Miss Merlynda has created a Unique Brand New 'Punch & Judy Show' - Especially For Weddings and Anniversaries! - Titled: 'Miss Merlynda's: The Wedding of Punch & Judy Show!' - Inspired by the Traditional 'Commedia Dell Arte' it's the tale of 'Naughty Mr Punch' and 'Bashful Miss Judy' who fall out and in of love - and back again! - Fun For All Ages! And Especially For The Bride And Groom!
PLUS! - Miss Merlynda also entertains with her Comical - Cute - Magical - Astonishing and Fun - Dancing and Singing Marionettes! - Her Cast of Bunraku Table-Top style Marionettes - and - Traditional String Marionettes - Dance and Sing Selections of her much-published and multi award-winning Super-Smashing Comical Novelty Songs & Dramatically Sad Cabaret Songs - and act out to her Hilarious Comical Verse and Tales! - Perfect for Outdoor Wedding Events and Family Gatherings!
Miss Merlynda Is A 'Mesmerizing' - 'Absolutely Fantastic' - Mix and Mingle Ventriloquist - A 'Unique' and 'Original' Punch and Judy Show Professor - and - a 'Charmingly Cute' Musical Marionettes Puppeteer - And Is The Perfect Live Ventriloquist & Puppetry Entertainer For Weddings - Receptions - And All Fun Events - Whether Indoors Or Outdoors - For EITHER Adults Only - Or - Mixed Ages - and Especially At Family Gatherings!
Miss Merlynda also performs as a 'Mix and Mingle' Ventriloquist and as an 'At-Table' Ventriloquist At Private Club and Society Dinners - and - at Corporate Awards Events - 'Mixing and Mingling' between Diners with her Sweet, Cute and Cheeky Ventriloquist Dummies and Dolls - she is both an astonishing engaging - and - a delightfully charming and funny - 'ice-breaker'!
Miss Merlynda Is The Perfect Mix and Mingle Ventriloquist For Private Events such as - Club Christmas Parties - Ceremonies - Book Launches - Private Views - Seasonal Dinners - and - Dinner-Dance Events - and - at Literary/Poetry/Song Festivals and Live Music Events - For All Ages.
Miss Merlynda Entertains Audiences Of All Ages with her Enchantingly Cute and Deliciously Witty Ventriloquist Characters - Her Award-Winning and Published Funny Poems - FairyTales - Daft Odes and Verses - and - her Smashingly Silly - Award-Winning and Published Comically Cute Novelty Songs!
As a Unique and Highly Original - Full-Time - Professional Ventriloquist - Founder and Resident Trainer of: 'The Ventriloquist Club of Great Britain' - Miss Merlynda is the Perfect Professional Ventriloquist For All Cabaret - Comedy - Cocktail - Reception - Corporate - and - Club - Musical Events!
For Miss Merlynda's Reviews and Testimonials from Clients - ranging from BBC Radio 4 and various Festivals - to - Baroness Golding - and - The New York STA - please visit her website.
Miss Merlynda is also known as 'Madame Merlynda - The Fun & Friendly Tarot Reader & Fortune-Teller' - With over 35 years experience of Fortune-Telling via Tarot Cards - Palmistry - and - The I Ching (aka 'Madame Starz') - PLUS! - The Institute Of Astrology Diploma in Professional Astrology - PLUS! - The British School of Yoga Diploma in Parapsychology - PLUS! - The Astrology and Horoscope Columnist For 'The Observer' Series of Newspapers and Magazines.
'Madame Merlynda' - (aka 'Madame Starz') - gives Enlightening - Inspirational - Mysterious - Accurate - Intriguing - and - Fun! - Tarot Readings - I Ching Readings - and - Palm Readings - and tells Fortunes at Private Events - Private Parties - Hen Nights - Ladies Nights - Balls - Dinner Dances - And More!
Friendly - Kind - And - Uncannily Accurate - 'Madame Merlynda' is a Fantastical Fortune-Teller For All Occasions!
YOU CAN BOOK ALL 3 ACTS - 'Miss Merlynda Mix & Mingle Ventriloquist' - 'Miss Merlynda's The Wedding of Punch & Judy Show!' - and - 'Madame Merlynda The Fun & Friendly Tarot Reader & Fortune-Teller!' - To Entertain At Weddings - Receptions - Private Parties - AND - Corporate Events! For More Information and To Arrange Entertainment - Please Get In Touch!
Biography
Miss Merlynda is a Unique - Highly Original - Extraordinarily Mesmerising - and - Hugely Entertaining - Astonishing and Amazing - Comedy & Novelty Speaking and Singing Mix and Mingle Ventriloquist - and - Dancing & Singing Musical Marionettes Puppeteer - in the Traditional British Music Hall style! - The Perfect Live Mix and Mingle - and Walkabout - Ventriloquist and Puppeteer For Family Events - and/or - Adults Only Events and Parties - for British Music Hall Variety Evenings - Pantomimes (front of curtain or as a part of the Cast) - in Cabaret - at Private Parties - Wedding Receptions - Cock
... tail Parties - Corporate Events - Film/TV - Theatre - and - Musical Events For Adults Only - and/or - For Family audiences!
Miss Merlynda is also a multi Award-Winning, Radio-broadcast and Much-published, Hilariously Theatrical and Delightfully Entertaining Comedy and Novelty Songs Songwriter For Adults and Children - and - an Award-Winning, Radio-Broadcast and Much-published Cheeky Comedy Poet For Adults and For Children!
Here are just some of Miss Merlynda's Poetry & Literary Awards, to date:
Winner: The Golden Grove Poetry Award
Award-Winner: The PIM Poetry Award
Finalist: The National Poetry Slam
Award-Winner: The Serendipity Poetry Award
Miss Merlynda's Funny FairyTales, Fantastical Verse-Fables, Cheeky Comedy Poems and Silly Nonsense Verses Are Published in 47 Poetry Anthologies - and - as 16 Solo Poetry Collections - to date
Miss Merlynda's Audio Books: 3 Poetry - and - Poetry with Ventriloquism Audio Books published, to date.
Over 100 of Miss Merlynda's Comical and Novelty Songs are published, to date.
Miss Merlynda is also a published Ventriloquist Duologue Writer, Puppet Playwright and Monologue & Speech-Writer - Publication Title:
'ACT! Alone - Scene-Stealing Comedy Monologues' (Pubd: Golden Arrow Players Press)
Miss Merlynda is the former Poetry Magazine Editor of both: 'The Poetry Box Magazine' - and - 'The Bucks Mills Poetry Magazine'.
Miss Merlynda's brief background biography includes the following roles:
Columnist: 'The Observer Series of Newspapers'
Commissioned and Published Author: Commissioned and Published by The Art Institute - Publication Title: 'Master The Art'
Published Short-Story Author: 'Cold Shivers' (Pubd. Forward Press)
Conference and AV Presentations Scriptwriter: Q International/QAV Presentations
Copy-Editor: FinTech Publications - 'The Financial Times'
Multi Award-Winning Songwriter: 5 x Semi-Finalist Award For Comedy & Novelty Songs - The UK Songwriting Contest
Highly-Commended: The WM Composers Award For Song
Further Details:
Miss Merlynda's Comical Poems, Funny FairyTales and Fantastical Verse-Fables are published in 47 Poetry Anthologies, as 16 Solo Poetry Collections and as 3 Poetry Audio Books, to date.
Miss Merlynda is both an Associate and a Licentiate of The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
- Awarded 4 Gold Honours Medals In Speech & Acting (LAMDA)
Miss Merlynda is the former Editor of both: The Bucks Mills Poetry Magazine - and - The Poetry Box Magazine.
Miss Merlynda is a 6 x Semi-Finalist Award-Winner of The UKSC for her Comedy Songs, Novelty Songs, Dramatic Sad Songs and Lyrics.
Miss Merlynda is also the 'Highly-Commended Award-Winner' of The WM Composers Award For Song
Miss Merlynda's Songs and Music have also been choreographed by the Royal Academy of Dance and premiered at The EQ International Festival of Dance, Ireland.
Over 100 of Miss Merlynda's Comedy and Novelty Songs - and - her Keyboard Ballet and Dance Instrumentals - are published to date - and have been represented at MiDEM, Cannes, France.
Miss Merlynda has performed her Award-Winning Comedy Poems and Comedy-Novelty Songs on: BBC Radio, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio 3 Counties, Delta Radio, Radio Lion, Radio Southern.
Miss Merlynda is also a former Cartoonist and Illustrator (and a former professional caricaturist) - She is the Winner of: The Leaf Book-Jacket Illustration Award and her cute and sweet Puppets, Cartoons and romantically-themed Illustrations have been exhibited and commissioned internationally in the USA, Sweden, France, Scotland, England and in a wide variety of commercial Art Galleries - and for a wide variety of Private Clients.
Description: Miss Merlynda - aka - 'Madame Starz - The Tarot Reader & Fortune-Teller'
Miss Merlynda is also known as 'Madame Merlynda' - and as - 'Madame Starz - The Fun & Friendly Tarot Reader & Fortune-Teller' - With over 35 years experience of Fortune-Telling via Tarot Cards - Palmistry - and - The I Ching - PLUS! - The Institute Of Astrology Diploma in Professional Astrology - PLUS! - The British School of Yoga Diploma in Parapsychology - PLUS! - The Astrology and Horoscope Columnist For 'The Observer' Series of Newspapers and Magazines - 'Madame Merlynda' (aka 'Madame Starz') tells Fortunes at Public Outdoor Events - Public Indoor Events - Parties - Hen Nights - Ladies Nights - Balls - Dinner Dances - And More!
'Madame Merlynda' can be located in a quiet space/room at an Indoor Public or Private Event - Or - Under her own gazebo at an Outdoor Public or Private Event.
Options - 'Madame Merlynda':
Event Organisers can book and pay Madame Merlynda to tell Fortunes for a particular duration of time - telling fortunes and giving tarot readings for their guests for free.
This Is Perfect For Private Events - Hen Parties - Wedding Receptions - Balls - Dinners - Ladies Nights - Dinner Dances - Corporate Events.
Or: Event Organisers can book and pay Madame Merlynda to tell Fortunes and give Tarot Readings for a particular duration of time and charge for each Tarot Reading directly themselves via an Event Ticket or Donation system.
This Is Perfect for MBS Events - Fundraisers - Balls - Wedding Receptions - And More!
Or: Madame Merlynda can charge the guests/public for her Fortune-Telling & Tarot Readings directly.
This Is Suitable For Large-Scale MBS Fairs - Markets - Outdoor Public Events - Indoor Public Events.
Friendly - Kind - Compassionate - Mysterious - Magical - And - Uncannily Accurate - 'Madame Merlynda' Is The Fantastical - Fun - and - Friendly - Fortune-Teller For All Occasions & All Events!
Reviews (9 Reviews)
Experience
For Examples of Miss Merlynda's Enchantingly Mesmerising and Unique Live Speaking and Singing Mix and Mingle and Walkabout Ventriloquist Entertainments - her Award-winning Cheeky Novelty Comical Songs - her Naughty and Cheeky Comedy Poems & Lyrics - her Reviews - and details of her Clients (many listed below) - her Live Radio Broadcasts - Live Appearances - and her published Award-Winning Comedy-Novelty and Dramatic Romantic Songs, Comedy Poetry and Other Verse Publications, to date, please visit her websites:
www.Merlynda-Music.com
www.Ventriloquist-Merlynda.com
www.Merlynda-Romantic-Po
... et.com
Previous Clients
A Selection of Miss Merlynda's Clients and Live Appearances To Date:
Baroness Golding, Belgravia, London
The Elvetham Country Estate, Hampshire
The Lanesborough Hotel, Park Lane/Hyde Park, London
The Beer & Oyster Festival, Hampshire
The Civic Hall (G-Live) Guildford, Surrey
St Catherine's College, Guildford, Surrey
The London Fringe Theatre Circuit, London
The Clovelly Crab & Lobster Festival, Devon
The Havant Literary Festival (Support Comedy Poetry Act to Mike Harding), Hampshire
The Ripley Festival, Surrey
The Chichester Festival, West Sussex
The Petersfield Festival, Hampshi
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The Christmas Festival, Hampshire
Port Solent, Hampshire
Puriton Pump Track Launch Celebration Event, Somerset
Barnstaple Library, Devon
East Hill House, Hampshire
Milkwood House, Hampshire
Greenbanks, Hampshire
Radio Lion, Guildford
Appledore, Devon - Christmas Lights Switch-On and Christmas Event
Tiverton, Devon - Christmas Lights Switch-On and Christmas Event
Suitable for
Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Baby Shower Bachelorette / Hen Party Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Bridal Shower Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christening Christmas Party Club Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Conference / Meeting Corporate Event Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Funeral/Memorial Service Graduation Party Grand Opening Party Halloween Party High School Reunion HM Forces/Army/Navy/Military Event Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event Jewish Wedding New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Nursing / Care Home Event Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Prom Night Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party Session Work Social Club Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions University / College Event Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception
Additional Information
Full EQUITY Member
Full Member: RIC The International StoryTelling Network
Founder & Resident Trainer: The Ventriloquist Club of Great Britain
PLI via EQUITY Membership
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