An ensemble quintet comprised of ukulele, piano, bass and percussion, the iDiOT CIRCUS are part theatre performance, part musical band. Offering all original compositions tiC reflect on such subjects of lost love, mortality, cold-blooded murder and the drinking of Gin.

1. For yoUr CoNsiDerAtIoN:
A CabaReT/ PerFORMance / TheaTRE
apPliCation bY:
INcluDeS:
• ShoW ConCePt
• BaNd ImagEs
• MusiC
• vIdEO RoLL Up, Roll UP ! !
• BioGrapHiEs
{Or alternatively ScRoLL DowN to EntER}

2. WeLComE, WelcOME One & aLL.
ThE Big Top pReSeNTs A DarK Yet ComICAL, DysFUnctIONAl
Yet MELoDIc uKuLeLe CabARet BaND...
JACk-James JaCK
Piano
MorNINGtON CrEsCeNt
BaSs
SaLuBrIOus MuCK
VoCAls & UkUlele
RoWlAND SMallS
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3. An
ensemble
quartet
comprised
of
ukulele,
piano,
bass
and
percussion,
tiC are
part
theatre
performance,
part
musical
band.
{Ooh}
Cousins
of
acts
such
as
The
Tiger
Lilies,
The
Temperance
Seven
&
The
Sensa?onal
Alex
Harvey
Band,
they
take
as
their
muse
the
bygone
age
of
{ah}
Edward,
Victoria
and
the
roaring
1920s.
Offering
all
original
composi?ons
that
reflect
on
such
{Ooh}
subjects
of
lost
love,
mortality,
cold-­‐blooded
murder
and
the
drinking
of
Gin,
the iDiOT CIRCUS have
been
described
in
no
less
glowing
terms
as…
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4. [A]… TERRIFIC CABARET BAND
BY DeRrEn bRoWn, PROfeSsioNaL WiZArD.
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5. iDiOTs LIVE
DowN To BuSINEss
tiC inhabit a macabre, antiquated & bohemian
fictional world.
Worn out by years of touring, they try desperately
not to unravel in front of their audience, get blind
drunk or kill each other in the process. As well as a their conventional ‘gig’ show, tiC are
also developing a performance for Edinburgh
Their shows are full of conflict, quirkymelodrama,
emotional sincerity, band
moments of
stories and
Festival.
strange dramatic vignettes. Entitled The Lamentable Fable Of The Unknown Artist,
the troupe tells a unique & fantastical ‘Lairy
Tale’. Combining film projection, recorded
narration, live interaction and songs, it is a
stylistic hybrid of Hans Christian Anderson and
Edgar Allen Poe.
tiC With BurLesQuE DancER & collABorator
Scroll
GinGEr Blush
Down
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6. OuR HeRoeS
tHE MatERiAL
At least 70% of each show is
comprised of tiC’s songs & included
below are links to a collection of
their recorded work, as well as a link
to their first music video-film
featuring the Emmy-Award
nominated actress and all round
good egg RoMolA gARaI.
All songs were written by Nick Court
& the iDiOT CIRCUS and were recorded
@ Westbourne Studios, London.
The video The Catastrophe of Lorraine was
directed by Jon Archer, the director
of photography was Richard Budding
it was edited by Jon Archer & Matt
&
Mellaliau.
THe ParTicUlars
The band are contactable on:
theidiotcircus@hotmail.co.uk
We are also on Facebook:
http://facebook.com/theidiotcircus
RoMOla GarAi, in
The CaTAsTroPHe of LoRraInE’
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7. ReCoRDeD WoRkS to LIstEN & WaTCH
AUDIO AUdIO vIsuAl
Is Man No More Than This ? The Catastrophe of Lorraine
http://soundcloud.com/nickcourt/is-man-no-more-than-this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJvxCQyRTV4&feature=share
The fate of an orphan boy and a Russian princess A man tormented and bewitched by a beautiful woman
collide in this existential musing on poverty, (Romola Garai) destroys himself by being a complete
privilege and isolation.
drunken ass.
Gin Shop
http://soundcloud.com/nickcourt/gin-shop
A story of Gin, drinking Gin, falling over after
drinking Gin and love.
The Dark Magician
http://soundcloud.com/nickcourt/the-dark-magician
He might dazzle, he might astound but the secrecy
demanded of a magician’s profession makes for a
lonely existence. This is the story of a magician
whose only friend is the rabbit from his hat.
Rosebud
http://soundcloud.com/nickcourt/rosebud
A jaunty number in the musical style of the roaring
1920s, Rosebud tells of a fictitious man’s shabby
moral character after marrying a six-foot four
rowing champion with an unfortunate overbite
singularly for her family’s fortune.
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8. BiOGraPhiES
The members of the iDiOT CIRCUS: RoWlaND SmALLs
Matthew Rowland: Percussion
SaLuBRiOuS mUcK At 19 years old, Matthew hasn’t done much of anything
Nick Court Songwriter/ Vocals/ Ukulele yet. He is good at the drums though and he looks good
Trained: LAMDA too.
Nick has worked as an actor for The RSC, The
Globe & The Royal Court Theatre as well as in Permanent Members of The Extended Family
West End & regional theatres. His television
credits include work for The BBC, HBO, ITV & Five jOn ArChER
and he is currently playing Batman in DC comic’s Video collaborator
world arena tour of Batman Live. Jon has a BSC In Media Technology at DeMontfort
University and has worked for The BBC & ITV, Endomol,
JaCK-James JaCk Open Mic, Spun Gold & Blast. He helped to produce
James Rowland: Piano/ Vocals original online videos, TV & commercials.
Trained: Drama Centre, London
James’ theatre includes work at The Southwark
Playhouse, Arcola Theatre & Riverside Studios,
Dr. AnDy CaLLingHaM
Percussion composition
Hammersmith. He has also worked in television &
The Dr. wrote his PhD about freely improvised music at
radio. In 2011, he performed at The Edinburgh
the University of Huddersfield. Its 416 thrill-soaked
Festival in the Fringe First winning ‘You Once Said
pages of nonsense have, rightly, been read by almost no
Yes’. As well as a member of The Company
one and he is the author of nothing else.
Project, James is a music performer in his own
right and is competing in this year’s Musical
Comedy Awards. GinGeR bLuSh
Emma Cooper: Burlesque Dancer/ Vocals
MoRNiNGTon CrEsCeNt Winner of London Burlesque Week Newcomer, 2010.
As Himself: Bass Ginger and her killer curves have topped the bills for top
London venues, The Amsterdam Burlesque Festival,
Bestival & Secret Garden Party.
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