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Potty the Pirate

Childrens Magician

Country: United Kingdom
Based In: Lancing, South East
Performs: Worldwide
From: £200

Magician, ventriloquist, balloon twister and musician. A well-established and popular variety act for kids and family events. Additional skills: close-up magician/cabaret "Rat Pack" style singer/classical and folk guitarist.

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Description

Potty the Pirate provides hilarious interactive magic and puppet shows for kids and family events. Full of original routines and engaging characters, amazing magic and songs on the pirate guitar (Venezuelan cuatro). Potty also offers a big choice of beautiful balloon models - specialising in quick but awesome designs.
With over 20 years' experience, Potty guarantees an entertainment experience that will keep everyone laughing and engaged.
He offers close-up magic as Potty the Pirate, or can transform into Douglas Howarth, magician, classical guitarist and jazz singer. With a background i ... n theatre and opera, Howarth sings a broad selection of traditional styles from Rat Pack style crooning to folk, musical theatre, and opera. An accomplished guitarist, he plays folk and pop style, as well as many familiar classical guitar solos.
Potty the Pirate has appeared on TV several times, including the award-winning documentary "Clowns".
An all-round entertainer with decades of experience.

Biography

2000-present Potty the Pirate. Magician, ventriloquist, balloon twister and kids' musician.
2000- present Douglas Howarth. Magician, close-up magician, classical guitarist, jazz crooner and classical singer.
1985-2000 Cruise ship entertainer and cruise staff, theatre and pantomime actor, opera singer.
Doug Roberts was a finalist on Channel 4's "Countdown" and a "Come Dine With Me" winner.

Reviews (4 Reviews)

Potty the Pirate - Childrens Magician - Lancing, South East Event Location: Esher, Surrey Event Type: Kids party 24th June 2023

We booked Potty Pirate for a birthday party. He was very good at keeping the kids entertained and would recommend him!

Reviewed by: Samantha

Potty the Pirate - Childrens Magician - Lancing, South East Event Location: Brighton Event Type: Birthday party 8th February 2020

Hi Potty, I just wanted to say a huge "thank you" for all your efforts at Connie's birthday party yesterday. She had a fantastic time and all her friends agreed that you were "awesome" with a couple insisting that I speak to their Mums so that they can have you at their party. It can't be easy entertaining that many 5 year olds but they were totally enthralled and were still giggling into the evening. You were, as ever, totally professional and took away all the worry so that I even managed to enjoy the party myself which I can assure you isn't usual! The fact that we have booked you so many time and still find you so entertaining is testament to your fabulous skill in giving all the kids (and grown ups) a fun filled party. Thanks yet again.

Reviewed by: Nikki Hobbs

Potty the Pirate - Childrens Magician - Lancing, South East Event Location: Brighton Event Type: Birthday party 5th January 2020

Dear Potty the Pirate, thank you for coming to my party. Thank you for giving me my mermaid balloon, you made my party the best in the World. Yo ho yo ho ahoy!

Reviewed by: Pirate Mia and Pirate Ollie

Experience

With a background in musical theatre and pantomime, Potty the Pirate created his act over 20 years ago, and has become one of the most popular entertainers in the South East of the UK. With experience on cruise ships, in hotels and holiday resorts, cross-channel ferries, festivals and public events, hundreds of schools and pre-schools, weddings, corporate events, shopping centres, many hospitals, and thousands of birthday parties.

Previous Clients

Some of my previous clients include: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line; Holland America Cruise Line; Brittany Ferries; Museum of London; Castle Cornet, Guernsey; Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club; Butlin's; Hoseasons; Hilton Hotels; The Grand Hotel Brighton; Jarvis Hotel Brighton; Sealife Southend; Brighton Pride Festival; The Wellington shopping centre Farnham; Marlands Shopping Centre Southampton; Meridian Shopping Centre Havant; Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital Brighton; Southampton General Hospital; Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth; Billericay Cider and Sausage Festival; Emsworth Food ... Festival; Seaside in the Square Southampton and many, many more.

Suitable for

Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Casinos Christening Christmas Party Corporate Event Festival / Outdoor Event Jewish Wedding Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Trade Show / Exhibitions

Acting Experience

Doug performed lead roles in over 100 stage musicals, theatre shows, operas and pantomime in amateur productions and repertory, on stages and social clubs across the UK. Leading roles include: Emile de Becque (South Pacific); Pirate King (Pirates of Penzance); Pooh Bah (Mikado); Fancourt Babberley (Charlie's Aunt); Dancairo (Carmen); Mountararat (Iolanthe); Touchstone (As You Like It); Horace Grump (Goldilocks and the Three Bears) and dozens more.