This is me at the side of the stage at Christmas in Dowse Square which was great family day to mark Christmas in the Hutt this year. And that's some more of the action on the stage - with Porirua's own Virtuoso Strings in full flight. Such a fun event and, as you can see in the photo, one with a bit of a Kiwiana theme. Lots to do for families with more stages than just the one I was on, plus activities, food trucks and a beach in the middle of the Square! As a Dad it's always

I like to think that among the classic roles for an actor (you know Lear, Willy Loman and the like) there is another one that even some of the greats haven't attempted - Santa. Although I haven't done King Lear or Death of a Salesman I have played Santa before. To the uninitiated Santa is just Santa but, to a veteran of the corporate entertainment game, Santa is a multi-faceted character. You have trad Santa, naughty Santa, Kiwi Santa and Satan Claws to name a few. I've done

How did we get to this point from what was supposed to be an innocent Christmas food challenge?! Simple - the power of creativity cannot be contained or predicted. There is always someone in a group who thinks outside the box and is able to take things in a direction that you never expected, with fantastic results! For my last job of the year the client requested a real mix of options provided to them: a kiwiana quizz, a bit of "Its In The Bag", some bingo and a food challeng

Matching the right characters to the right venue is as much of an art as matching the right food and drink. If you get it wrong the characters seem out of place, confusing and often ruin the rest of the evening (or at least become annoying). I find that the best kinds of characters don't really need to explain why they belong somewhere, the guests just get it. So when Alstom came to us for characters to provide some entertainment for a Christmas function they were having at M

Leanne Fecser from the NZ Veterinary Association had a big surprise in store for her workmates this Christmas. She planned to have their Christmas Party at the office. This seems like a bit of a dud idea right? But with the help of Charlotte Wood Events Leanne and her little helpers transformed the foyer and meeting room of the offices into a Santa's grotto. But something like this couldn't happen with the flick of a switch - the NZVA Staff needed distracting and this is wher

On Saturday night Greg Ellis Creative got invited to one of the legendary Vodafone Christmas Parties. Well not so much invited but we did send a team (yes there is more than Greg!) to play farmers, bogans, a visiting movie director and a 4 Square lady. What do all these characters have to do with Christmas? Well the team at Madant, who put the event together, had a "Great Kiwi Roadtrip" theme going on and Greg Ellis Creative helped bring it to life. Our entertainment saw our