David Reid-Frow

Education

About me

Additional skills:
Airbrush Artist
Animated Robotic Characters
Aesop's Lion & Mouse Fable
Badge Machine Making Workshop
Balloon Modelling
Billy Goats Gruff
Chicken Lickin and Foxie Loxie
Chimney Sweep Character
Circus Workshop
Close-up Magician
Clown
Comedy Car
Compere
Costume Characters
Costune Hire
Disco
Eric & Ernie Elf
Enviromental Show
Face Painting
Father Christmas
Frog Prince
Giant Pub Games
Giant Rabbit
Haunted Castle
Hazel Witch & Curly Locks
Helium Balloons
Humpty Dumpty
Inflatable Marquee
Interactive Theatre
Jack and the Bean Stalk
Jungle Japes Safari Show
Karaoke
Little Miss Muffet
Little Red Riding Hood
Magician
Magic Workshop
Marmaduke Rabbit
Mix & Mingle Magician
PA System
Pirate Ship
Punch & Judy
Puppeteer
Puppet Workshop
Promotional Events Presenter
Quiz Night
Radio Controlled Character
Roadshow Awning
Santa Clause
Stilt Walker
Story Teller
Three Little Pigs
Trenton Train
Wedding Reception Disco

Price range:
£200-£500
Full details of act:
David Reid-Frow was born in Gainsborough in 1963. He was educated at Gainsborough Grammar School, New College Cardiff and
The University of Manchester.

Whilst an undergraduate he entertained the underprivileged children of Moss Side at the Students Union. Across Oxford Road, at the Athletic Union he represented the University at rugby league, as open head prop forward, gaining University Colours. At that time David, the club treasurer, balanced the books, now he takes different things into account when stilt walking. This balancing is one of the skills he displays and teaches to children at the Laugh & Learn Circus Workshop.
Vacation work presenting magic shows or Punch & Judy puppet pantomimes at school Christmas parties supplemented David's student grant. During term time Manchester night clubs employed him as a door attendant, slipping easily into the role with already owning the obligatory evening dress although would never have lost the trouser knees if had carried on only wearing the suit to perform close-up magic.

Today he's no longer found on doors, but on the dance floor, as disc jockey at dance parties, responsible for the sound and lighting, not the security of discos. He is a member of Equity, the actors' and variety artists' Union. Appearing on local radio, on television in "Wish You Were Here..." and often in "Heart Beat" besides providing entertainment in holiday centres,shopping precincts, theatres, schools, clubs and children's birthday parties. Involving magic as an educational medium, built on first hand experience obtained as a teaching assistant at Cardiff Gypsy School, David developed the cross curriculum Laugh and Learn programme, with shows on Reduce Reuse Recycle, Forces, Electricity, Road Safety, Dental Hygiene, Safety in the Home, Circus Skills, Puppetry and Magnets.

David decided to become a circus entertainer after graduating as a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Chemistry because both circus and chemistry begin with a curly c.

Despite the fact that I was christened David Mark Reid-Frow I'm know by the performing name of Uncle Brian, the children's entertainer who is legendary for being the life of the party, in contrast to some cabaret stand-up comedians, Uncle Brian does not make fun of the audience, so has shows suitable for all ages from tiny tots to teenagers.

David Reid-Frow, the multi-talented professional performer who's performance skills are so diverse they are listed here alphabetically making child's play out of the one stop shopping selection for your own combination of kid's entertainment producing a perfect party package, covers the UK with 30 years experience from entertaining children as far north as a roadshow disco in Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire, as far south as Punch and Judy in Brighton Sussex and thousands of venues in between for reasonable prices.

However, the children's entertainer is able to provide a great deal in addition to the children's birthday packed with party dances and musical games of the funky fun disco. Any time kids need entertaining, the children's entertainer has the perfect package that's bang on for your big bash - from anniversary to balloon workshop, from christening to dinner dance, from educational show to festival, from graduation ball to hullabaloo, from inauguration to juggling workshop, from karaoke to launch, from meeting to night out, from one on one to powwow, from quiz night to rendezvous, from shindig to turnout, from union to variety, from weddings and Xmas to anything beginning with Z.
Ideal act length:
Two Hours
Technical requirements:
It is preferable to park the towing vehicle and trailer alongside the arena. This means the comedy clown car unloads in a 'Safe Area'. Thus the comedy clown car's route to the arena in not through the crowd.

The absolute minimum for an arena is a roped off area (rope and stakes can be supplied but advanced knowledge is required). Ideally metal crash barriers around arena. Minimum arena size for comedy clown car show 20feet by 20feet.

Comedy clown car static display show is available for venues with smaller areas.

Comedy clown car show comes with radio mic and receiver enabling patch-up link into an existing arena PA system.

If known in advance arena amplification can be provided.

For any variation on the above do get in contact or for parade work also.

The van and trailer are 36feet long. Enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau, £10,000,000 public liability insurance through membership of Equity, the electrical equipment has undergone an in-service inspection and testing (formally referred to as PAT, Portable Appliance Test), method statement and a rolling risk assessment for the act are available on request.

Skills

Additional Skills	Children's Entertainer
Organisations / Memberships	Equity (UK)