MR WINKLE

Once again the personality of his character wins the hearts of the children. The traditional dark black robes of the wizard have been done away with and substituted with bright non-threatening purples green and red. It is a delight to see the children's faces as he bumbles along never quite doing what he sets out to do.

The children are amazed as a Silk Handkerchief vanishes in mid-air, only to re-appear tied between two others held, all along, by one of the youngsters. The appearance of a clowns nose out of an invisible purse gets all the children involved as one child tries to make it vanish only to find it keeps multiplying in the child's hand. The bigger children are not forgotten as they all get to count some giant cards which mysteriously travel from one child to the other.

All join in with 'Fraidy Rabbit' the rabbit that keeps changing colour, where eventually it is discovered that things aren't quite what they seem. Baking a cake brings all sorts of laughter as, with the assistance of his little helper, Graham keeps putting the wrong things into it, only to finish up with a giant. Well it is a surprise but, it also illustrates a safety message.

The children are reminded of the Rubic Cube when they all get to play 'The Guessing Game' only to find it has vanished and found back on the table. Metal passes through metal as the children hold the giant magic rings where eventually the child assistant finally releases the ring. Hello! My real name is Graham and I have three delightful characters especially developed for children...."Mr Tricks the Magician", "Peghead Pete the Pirate" and "Mr Winkle the Wizard".

These charming characters who fit in with almost any theme are, of course, all non-threatening to the younger children. Over 80% of the children's shows performed as these characters are either repeat bookings or from recommendations made by people who have seen the shows.