Street Theatre Production and Performance
The Giant Silk Butterflies
Innovative and inspiring spectacles.
Bringing you quality outdoor arts.
Apus Productions are an established street theatre production company and have been touring walkabout street theatre since 2007. They are based in Hull which was named Uk City of Culture in 2017.
They have a current repetoire of eleven street theatre acts that tour nationally and internationally. All the acts are walkabout mix and mingle with two having static performable show options. They are all family friendly and can be performed during the day or night time illuminated.
They have performed at street theatre and green field festivals and events such as Freedom Festival Hull, Glastonbury, Spareparts Festival, Festival of the Sky, the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race and the Welcome to the Forest event as part of the first London borough of culture celebrations. Internationally they have performed at Sighet in Romania; Waterford in Ireland; Mumbai in India, Leon in Spain and Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Doha in the Middle East.
With their high quality repetoire they fit many themes and events types. They have large scale puppetry, pedal powered crazy contraptions, intimate encounters and highly costumed stilt walkers, all performed by professional actors.
The High Flyers
High Flyers resembles an early flying machine with elements of Madmax and Leonardo da Vinci all rolled into one.
Set in a future dystopia, this pedal powered flying machine, has it’s own sound track and is accompanied by two performers, it can be a walkabout act or deliver static performances.
Snow Patrol
The Snow Patrol (Icicle, Snowflake and Slush) are a roving trio playing digital instruments.
The three digital instruments; the Singing Snowball, Discordian and Klumpet sound exactly like a tuba, clarinet and accordion, with popular Christmas music playing to add to the festive feeling of your event.
The Goby Fish
The Goby Fish Lantern Puppet is a large, pedalled lantern. He is illuminated and built on a tricycle base and comes with 2 puppeteers who will, animate and steward the appearance at your event.
His onboard PA plays a beautiful soundscape of bubbling water, the sea sounds and the Goby fish singing his way along. A lovely ethereal and calm sound to grace your light night event.
Dave the Dead
"Dave" - The Day of the Dead skeleton lantern is a giant puppet measuring 10ft in height, and he has over 1600 LED illuminating his Boney body, perfect for outdoor lantern parades and light nights.
He shakes, rattles, and roles about to the accompanying spooky music provided by his ‘minder’s’ wind up music box.