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| St Michael's School, Stoke Gifford, Bristol 14th November 2008 | 
Sonny and Rainbow met up with their pal Pudsey Bear at St Michael's School in
aid of "Children in Need 2008".Sonny and Rainbow put on three shows tailored to different age groups, and the children loved them. The school raised the grand sum of £1006.51 for this good cause. |
| 31st January 2008 |  |
Rainbow took part in a program in the series,
"The Convention Crasher" with Justin Lee-collins on Channel 4 tonight In the show Justin crashed a very strange clown convention in Houston, Texas. Justin had just two weeks to learn the art of clowning from the finest clowns in the country, before travelling to America to compete in a convention with so many competitions it felt to |
| Justin like the clown Olympics. See an exerpt from the program HERE |
| Variety Gala Show - Blackpool, 30th November 2007 | Variety Parade - Glamour will take centre stage as Variety Parade presents a stunning spectacle, combining the
nostalgia of old variety performance with exciting and sparkling acts from the world of new variety. Neo-variety (as it has been tagged by certain fashionistas) is variety at its most exciting in years and Variety Parade is a chance to celebrate the truly egalitarian spirit in which theatres such as Blackpool's Grand Theatre, the UK's National Theatre of Variety, were built. Variety Parade will mix bawdy new acts with astounding high-end guests from the Tower Circus as well as from Equity's Variety section. Matcham Tour - There are 100 places on four timed tours of Matcham architectural gems in Blackpool. On Saturday 1st December the first 100 people to sign up when they buy their ticket to the Variety show will be taken on a tour that will lead them from the Grand Theatre down to the Tower Circus and Ballroom and then end at The Winter Gardens and will look at the beauty and wealth of Matcham architecture that remains in the town. The show takes place on Friday 30 November 2007, compered by BBC Radio 4 'Just a Minute' host Nicholas Parsons, under the banner of the National Theatre of Variety in association with Equity and on Saturday 1st December 2007, compered by Miss Behave, and has been co-produced by the Whoopee Agency. For accomodation deals please telephone 01253 478225 or click HERE for a Variety Parade weekend package. |
| October 2007 | Watch out on lots of adverts soon, as Rainbow can be seen on a number of commercials for Virgin Media for their new V Funny slot, many adverts will be shown over the next coming months or who knows, even years. More to be released soon. See a sample HERE |
| September 13th 2007 |  |
Rainbow met up with Justin Lee Collins to help him embark on a new venture in clowning, due to be shown on Channel 4 early next year. We will keep you posted. |
| July 2007 |  |
At last, after nearly two years on and off but with consistency in the last three months, Rainbow has mastered the art of the slack rope. He is keen to show his new circus art off and is building a show around it which should be first exposed next week in Guernsey. |
| May 2007 | |
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On Thursday 31st May, a Family Variety Matinee took place at The Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
to raise money for Clowns International.. Sonny & Rainbow, and many other award winning Clowns took part in the show which was a great success. See Photo's Here |
| April 2007 |  |
New for 2007 the largest Tricycle to be seen, complete with air horns and a LOUD music system
this eye catching prop is a must for any parade or event. With signs on both sides and at the rear, we could compliment your company or event. At ten feet high and just over six feet wide you won't miss it. |
| February 2007 | Great news! Rainbow attended the recent Clowns International Awards Evening and he was presented with the Clown Bluey Award for Best Prop/ Parade Gag for 2006. |
| January 2007 |  |
The Queen is helped by Rainbow and companion as they
celebrate the New Years Day parade and Clowns
International's 60th Birthday. The Queen will be attending other functions during this celebration year. |
| July 2006 | |
| Captain Bones is here to take you for a journey beyond the sea. With the inboard motor fitted the boat will travel at a very slow pace taking children for a journey to there and back. Only suitable on flat areas such as pavements, closed roads, shopping malls etc.. Ships ahoy! Do thee dare to travel on the bones boat? | |
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| July 2006 | |
| Say hi to WON WAY, this new prop for 2006 is battery operated and can travel up to 4 miles in
distance taking the weight off your feet so you can chill! With a little imagination the dummy can be changed to any character, for example a Pixy pulling Father Christmas, or just leave Won Way to take the bride or groom to the destination. A great eye catcher for any parade. | |
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| September 2005 Rainbow has commisioned an artist to spray his motorbike, so far the project has taken about six months, but we are hoping to get the machine on the road in early 2006. Here are the motorbike parts that have just been painted ready for the machine. | ||
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19th July 2005
Rainbow at an interview on Three Counties Radio today. |
April 2005
Rainbow is now in the proud position of Chairman of Clowns International. On the 14th April 2005 Rainbow took
part in a recording with Joan Rivers for a show that was shown on Channel 5 early in July. Others in the show included
clowns and Model Jodi Kidd. |
| November 2004 Sonny and Rainbow have been chosen to attend "The Stage" Showcase. They will be performing a ten minute spot on Monday 8th November, before a selected audience (time to be confirmed). The lads are most delighted to be part of such a prestigious event. Please look out for their preview and report in "The Stage" newspaper over the coming weeks. The Showcase is to be held at the Stardust Club, Coalville, Leicestershire |
September/October 2004
The first showing of a walk about Gondola with a traditional Gondolier took place in Harrods Toy department on Saturday 25th
September 2004.This walk about prop and character is fully equipped with Italian music to meet the most romantic evenings or days and will be in Harrods for for a further three Saturdays. |
March 2004 
Sonny and Rainbow have made their mark on the other side of the globe by winning gold medals in the World Clown Convention.They took part in the group skit contest in New Mexico and were delighted to triumph over all their international rivals. Sonny and Rainbow competed against 26 other groups of clowns at the event, with a routine aping a male and female duck with use of whistles. Gordon (Rainbow) said: "It was a fantastic experience. We visited an Indian reserve and did a couple of shows and we took part in the main show, produced by a clown from Sweden. "Including us there were only four clowns from the UK. See Photo's HERE |
| January 2004 Sonny (Gary McBeth) and Rainbow (Gordon Sharpe), have been on their travels. Due to their unique way of clowning and quick wit they were asked to represent England for the New Years celebrations in Hong Kong. They took part in the parade through Hong Kong as well as carrying out two 20 minute stage shows. See Photo's HERE |