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Spotlight Entertainments was founded in 1993, and since this time the business has built a reputation as one of the leading entertainment agencies in the UK. We organise entertainment for a wide range of clients, from private individuals holding weddings and parties to companies including Rolls Royce Motors, Polo Ralph Lauren, Suzuki, Merlin Entertainments, Gatwick Airport, Southampton FC and Goodwood Racecourse. We are familiar with many of the UK's top venues, and many of these recommend us as a supplier.
Please use the links below to select your area of interest, or our a-to-z listing on the left to access other areas of our web site.
To download a pdf copy of our brochure please click here. If you would prefer us to post you a copy, please e-mail us.
We have over 2,000 artistes on our books, and deal with a very wide range of clients every year, so it is not possible to list everything here. If you require further details of anything on the web site, or if you wish to ask us about anything not covered here, please e-mail us, or call us on 01825 713213
Spotlight Entertainments was founded in 1993 by Chris Siddons. The business is now run jointly by Chris Siddons and Marceline Siddons. Over the past two decades the business has built its reputation by providing access to the best entertainers in the UK by means of an efficient and friendly service.
Spotlight is pleased to work closely with and be recommended by many of the UK's leading venues. These include Amberley Castle (West Sussex); The Tithe Barn (Nr Petersfield Hampshire); Wasing Park (Nr Reading, Berkshire); Ramster (Surrey); Avington Park (Hampshire); Slaugham Place (West Sussex); Gate Street Barn (Surrey); Hotel du Vin (Tunbridge Wells, Kent); The Inn at Woburn (Bedfordshire); Horsted Place (East Sussex); Gosfield Hall (Essex); Leez Priory (Essex); The RAC Club (Surrey); Spains Hall (Essex). Please visit these venues' web sites by clicking the links above.
We are also pleased to recommend Burlison Photography and Andrea Sarlo photography
FAQs:
Why book through an agency?
- A good agency will have vetted all the entertainment on its books.
- A good agent acts as an interface between the client and artistes, ensuring all the details are covered and everything goes smoothly on the day
- A good agency will have many, many contacts, ensuring that if your artiste is unavailable due to illness, a replacement should be able to be found.
Why book through Spotlight Entertainments?
- Chris and Marceline Siddons, who run the agency, take the above agents' responsibilities seriously.
- Spotlight is an established business (started in 1993)- Many clients have been booking through Spotlight for well over ten years.
- The business has an excellent track record and is respected by clients and entertainers alike.
- Spotlight offers you the UK's top musicians and entertainers, and operates an efficient and friendly service.
- Many popular venues recommend Spotlight
- Many of the UK's top entertainers prefer to work through an agency like Spotlight. We do their paperwork and administration for them, and ensure that they have all the information required to undertake their work. This gives them more time and energy to spend doing what they love- entertaining.
How does the agency work?
- Clients contact us with their requirements. We put forward one or more options which we feel will be best for the client.
- There is no obligation to book the artistes we put forward, however if the client does wish to follow our recommendations we ask that they book through Spotlight
- If the client decides they wish to book one of our suggestions, we make a firm booking with the artiste, and send out a contract.
- We do not charge any up-front fees for our services, but receive a commission on each booking we make.
- Our contract clearly states all the details of the booking, giving you the confidence to get on with planning the other details of your function.
- Between making your booking and the date of your event, We are happy to answer any queries you may have regarding your booking.
A fantastic night. David did brilliantly; everyone commented on what great tunes and how well he tailored it to the audience (40th Birthday Party, March 2022)
The band were absolutely SENSATIONAL! Thank you so much and please pass on my heartfelt thanks to them.... They were everything I was looking for and I really really didn’t want the night to end. I haven’t danced that much in years. (Private Birthday Party, January 2022)
The event was a great success and all your acts where fantastic. Each act was professional, arrived on time, were friendly, those that had things to set up, did so quickly and without any fuss. All the acts were brilliant and just what we wanted. The Carnival Dancers looked beautiful and were fantastic. They were the perfect ending to the day! (Corporate function, August 2019)
I had great comments on the musicians and they were a great bunch of guys, very helpful and a pleasure to work with. (City of London events organiser, December 2015)
Just fantastic. We will definitely use again. Lovely guys and a real crowd pleaser. (City Council events organiser, October 2015)
Of all the performers I have seen here over the past sixteen years, this was the most spellbinding and probably the best. It’s a touch of sheer class, something that demands huge skill...... The reaction of shoppers I think matched my own, which says it all. (Shopping centre manager, December 2015)
A triumph! A complete triumph: they were wonderful and so nice to work with. (leading caterer, statue artists at private party, January 2015)
The event would not have been such a success without the acts and we hope they enjoyed the evening. The crowds certainly enjoyed all the entertainers and the glow juggler was very popular. The evening was a great success and we have had very positive feedback. We look forwarding to welcoming back some entertainers next year. (December 2014)
I just wanted to write and say thank you so much for the great job you guys did! The train looked and sounded fab - it went down a real storm. (Shopping Centre, December 2014)
Very impressive, as I thought that it would be - even more so, in fact! (feedback on snowglobe, December 2014)
The crafts and candy floss got lots of praise, and the Reindeer were very well behaved. (PR Agency, Frozen themed event, December 2014)
We had a fantastic Christmas Market weekend and if you could pass on my thanks to [the performers] I would be very grateful, they were Brilliant. (December 2014)
Very clever magic tricks and just right for our Christmas lunch. Our new Headmaster was very pleased! Thank you both for all you did to ensure that it went well. (School Christmas lunch, Dec 2014)
Fabulous. His magic impressed everyone - please pass on a very big thank you to him - and to you for arranging this and making our Christmas party that little bit more special. (Corporate Christmas Party December 2014)
[your DJ] was prompt, professional, smartly turned out and very nice to work with. My client was delighted with him and he had them all up dancing until the small wee hours, in fact she could hardly walk or talk the next day when I saw her !!! (party planner)
The Opera Singers were absolutely amazing!!! (Private Client)
The Artists you represent are faultless in their professional approach, eternally warm-natured and hard working, and showing endless goodwill to our clients... (Polo Ralph Lauren)
It was all an overwhelming success, We were both very confident that this would be the case as your company has been highly professional, helpful and efficient (Private Client)
What a brilliant band....Such a lovely group of lads, nothing was too much trouble......would highly recommend them to anyone who wishes to have a fab fun party. The dance floor was never empty! I'm not kidding!! (Private client)
Our Sales Director has called it the best party ever (Unilever)
The Music was excellent- The Best Man actually split his trousers twice while showing off his wedding dance moves! (Private Client)
I am writing to say I have received so many positive comments about the band. You were right they are all very lovely people.... (Farecla Products Ltd)
You have been the best....You have been so helpful and really recognised what we were looking for... (private client)
| December 2016: We were pleased to be asked to run a Festive Fun event at Gatwick Airport, and even more pleased that we were able to book a large number of our very best music and street theatre acts, together with one or two of our newer performers. Also included in the event were our reindeer team and our camels, which proved very popular. A video of the event is available here |  |
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January 2016: This year sees a number of anniversaries. Amongst these: The Queen's 90th Birthday at the start of the summer will be marked by a host of street parties between 12th and 15th May. See our Best of British theme entertainment here. The 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl's birth is an excellent opportunity for events based around the characters of this popular author. See our dedicated page here. |
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November 2015: Star Wars themed balloon modelling To tie in with the forthcoming film launch, our talented team of balloon modellers have been working hard to develop Star Wars themed balloon models and balloon masks. They are happy to produce these live at your event as a performance, or to offer balloon modelling workshops for team building and other events. The models and masks can also be supplied in advance of an event. We also have a fabulous team of actor/stunt performers who can appear as Darth Vader and Storm Troopers. Click here for more information.. |
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February 2015: Updated circus roster Our roster of circus performers has now been updated online. Featuring the cream of the UK's aerial acts and physical performers, these fabulous artistes are ideal as after dinner cabaret acts for corporate, charity and private functions, either on their own or as part of a circus package together with a ringmaster. See the updated circus roster here. |
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January 2015: Updated Street Theatre Roster We are pleased to welcome over twenty new acts to our street theatre roster. Some of these acts are long-established players in the world of street theatre, and some are acts newly created this year. We hope that this will enable us to offer something different to our repeat clients, whilst giving all clients an even wider choice of superb acts. In addition to traditional street theatre bookings, many of these acts will be useful to private and corporate function clients as unusual meet-and-greet or round-the-tables entertainment. For example we recently booked our comedy fortune teller and Victorian strongmen for a Vintage Fairground theme corporate function. To access the street theatre roster, follow this link. |
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September 2014: Christmas Party Ideas |
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August 2014- Giant Spider Puppet Standing 3.8m tall and 5m in diameter, this spider is controlled by the puppeteer at it's centre in an extremely lifelike manner. It walks, leaps and tickles children. Ideal for Halloween events. Click here for more details and a video. scroll down for more news.... |
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December 2013- New Street Theatre Roster. We are very pleased to launch our new roster of street theatre acts, covering stunning visual strolling acts, superb comedy acts, street shows and installations. Click here to browse these pages.
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Revolving Aerial Act- New for this Christmas. This fabulous show featuring acrobalance and aerial performance is performed on a revolving stage. The stage is fully portable, making the show ideal for product launches, corporate and private functions, and other events at a wide range of venues. For video, click here. Please call us on 01825 713213 or email us for more details
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October 2013- Our Christmas pages have now been updated. See our fabulous selection of acts here
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January 2013 - See our updated pages featuring entertainment for Valentines Day and Half Term, and Easter for shopping centres, town centres and outdoor events.
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October 2012 - Web Site Facelift We are pleased to be able to announce that our new-look web site is now live (although you probably realise this, as you're browsing it!). In addition to our band roster and background music roster which were updated earlier in 2012, the new site gives more prominence to our visual entertainers, children's entertainers, and entertainers ideal for reception and after dinner entertainment. However we still feel that the clients who get the most benefit from our 19 years' experience are those who telephone us to discuss their requirements. We still have five telephone lines in the office! |
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August 2012 - Cycle Themed Entertainment With the success of Britain's Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France and The Olympics, and excitement over the forthcoming Tour of Britain cycle race, there's never been a better time to use cycling themed entertainment. We now have a web page devoted to this, aimed at anyone organising a cycle race, cycling festival or sustainable transport event, including, among other things, contenders for the world's smallest bike and world's largest tricycle, a number of comedy bikes, a panda riding a tricycle, and a host of other wacky ideas. See here.
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July 2012 - The Seal This unusual street theatre act was seen in August at Eden Walk Shopping Centre, Kingston Click the image above to see a short video.
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May 2012 - New Act - The Pigeons - Hilarious, colourful and totally off-the-wall street theatre act. Click the image to see the video.
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April 2012: Our team building team organised an abseiling event on a 15 storey tower block on The Larner Road Estate in Erith, Kent. Over the course of the day- Friday the 13th April- chosen with no regard for superstitions- a group which included residents, staff, architects and journalists descended the 47 metre tower. Our team of abseiling facilitators are more familiar with working at venues such as Amberley Castle (see here) but are happy to work wherever the activity can be undertaken safely. Pictured below making her descent is Caroline Field, regeneration project manager for Orbit Homes. For more pictures of the Erith event, please click on the image. ..scroll for more news.... |
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March 2012: We now have our new background music roster available on the web site. This adds to the band roster, added last month, which has been very well received. Both of these rosters aim to give clients the ability to pre-select a number of musical groups before speaking with us or emailing. Of course, we are still delighted to give advice on the phone and by email- that's what we're here for!
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January 2012: 2012 brings us a number of major events, including The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and The London 2012 Olympics. Many of our artists have been busy developing acts to fit these themes: |
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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee will be a major event for children and adults alike. We are pleased to offer a jubilee children's show, hosted by John Bull and featuring a children's TV celebrity. Please contact us for more details. |
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Many of our craft workshop facilitators also have the jubilee in mind. One idea for an activity is a commemorative collage, which is made as a collaborative effort over a period of a few days: | ||
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For Jubilee street parties, our comedy tea ladies act is ideal: |
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The London 2012 Olympics will dominate the summer months and many of our physical skills artistes have developed themed acts. For the children, our Circus Skills Olympics will be touring Shopping Centres and Town Centres over the summer- call us for more details. Visual spectacles planned for the year include an Olympic themed acrobatic show (left)........ | ||
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A comedy hula hooping act with an olympic theme (click image for more details and video) |
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And one of our statue artists has a superb new Olympic themed statue: For more olympic themed ideas click here .....scroll for more news... |
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Superhero theme: Also during 2012 there are several major films due for release which we think may merit themed events: In April the new Avengers film is due to be launched. This features a number of superhero characters including Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Captain America. July sees the premiere of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. Some of our leading character actors and stunt performers are available with characters which pay tribute to some of these superhero characters. Please call or email for more details.
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Featured Act- Meet The Dinosaur
This brand new and visually stunning show is suitable for people of all ages. The amazingly realistic stegosaurus is controlled from within by a concealed performer. A combination of live sound, facial animatronics and extreme puppetry bring the dinosaur to life. The dinosaur is accompanied by our resident palaeontologist who presents a lively and informative natural history show. Audiences are encouraged to ‘get tactile’ with the dinosaur and to have a go at being palaeontologists themselves. |
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Featured Act- Grans on shopping trollies- As featured in Chat Magazine This hilarious roving act features three "ladies" of mature years, riding on giant motorised shopping trollies. The trollies glide around in wacky, sychronised fashion. Ideal for street festivals, christmas lights switch-ons, shopping centres, exhibitions and more. To check availability and for a demo video email us |
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Chris and Marceline can be contacted as below:
Address: Spotlight Entertainments, Chantersell, Nether Lane Nutley Sussex TN22 3LA
Telephone: 01825 713213 (UK)
Email: info@spotlight-ents.biz
Web: www.spotlightentertainments.com
Privacy Policy: www.spotlight-ents.info/Privacy.pdf
