Big Rorys Street Theatre Shows

Street Theatre Shows
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"The Wedding"

If you run a Very Special Festival in a strong community and you want us to come for at least three years then this is a wonderful show. We have been performing at Stromness Shopping Week, in Orkney, for the last six years, and at Greystones Arts Festival, in Ireland, for four. Every time we go we make up a new "soap" family story. This year we got married. As you can see Morag was pregnant. There were quite a few surprises! Designed to run over a three day festival, the idea is to make everyone feel that they really are going to the wedding, so that they all come dressed in their wedding finery (and thereby get a free glass of bubbly!) The early days are taken up with 'buying' the wedding dress etc (in a local shop), the Stag night / hen night (or in the case of Orkney 'the Blackening!'), and a Mr. & Mrs. Competition'.
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It can be as big as you want! In Stromness the Bride arrived in a horse drawn carriage, two "Jarl Squads" made up the guard of honour, four firemen helped the very pregnant Morag up the stairs, and the real vet delivered the baby (he was wearing his long rubber gloves!) and the Reception had 200 people all in wedding wear! A local baker even made a gorgeous three tier wedding cake. As the editor of the Orcadian said "It was just like a real wedding, except there were no fights!" The other characters involved - the minister, the best man, the bridesmaid and father of the bride are all played by enthusiastic locals, so you get a big (and meaningful) show for very little outlay!

To build on the situation we also like to run four or five stories throughout the year in the local paper - so that we become more part of the community. In a previous year "Ochie" the dog was taken to the vet for the 'snip', but made a runner when he got there. Thereafter, every 3 months, a photograph of Ochie at a well known Orcadian landmark was printed in the local paper!

Ballinasloe International Horse Fair has booked Rory & Morag for the next three years to build up to the wedding!

"Don't believe a word you've heard about Big Rory and the team - they are much better!!!! The most professional, hilarious, wonderful act we have ever had. Loved by everyone, they brought the town to a standstill..... .....never boring and constantly evolving..... .....an event organisers dream booking."
Greystones Festival
Eire 2002, 03, 04, 05, 06

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The Sand Dance
Classic Music Hall routine, perfect in the street. hilariously dead pan, seven minute performance, repeated every 15 minutes (ideally to a new audience each time). As seen in Tokyo, Sydney, Southend and many other places, to over a million people. Totally self contained, but better with your sound system.

"The Sand Dance routine & The Highlanders Nightmare were welcome additions to the program, although I felt the High street was was far to narrow to hold the crowds that wanted to see them." - Glasgow Garden Festival

Contact Big Rory on
Email - mike@bigrory.com or surrealmccoy@hotmail.com
Phone - +44 1786 474 796 or +44 7770 686 411
Mail - 3 Bank Street STIRLING FK8 1BW United Kingdom

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