Category: 1990s

Rob Ballard

Rob Ballard a true legend of the street rob is one of the main contributors to the creation of the covent garden street performers association, the body which is used

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Ian Kendall

Ian Kendall is always a fixture of the Edinburgh fringe festival performing for nearly 30 years as a professional magician working from the streets to corporate to cruise ships back

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Charlie Lineham

Charlie Lineham much loved much listened and much mentioned. Supplying sounds through the 80s and 90s and now has worked in our great nhs for over 10 years. Still playing

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Andre Vincent

Tonight On Whining On André Vincent, the great Arry Pavarotti, Said to have one of the best clap and cheer routines in the world, even said to be one of

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Dom Ferry

Tonight On Whining On Dom Ferry star of the street, variety entertainer former double act member of the legendary Zip and Zap, now world touring street musician. Dom has a

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Susi Oddball

Susi Oddball Juggling and performing from 1979 Susi was at the heart of the 80s circus boom, be it organising workshops, becoming a distributor of equipment with the now famous

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The Mighty Gareth

Gareth Williams The mighty Gareth, what a legend of street performance, he has been in the crowd as a bottler in the 80’s and then travelled the world as a

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Terry St Clair

Terry St Clair at covent garden since 1976 travelled performing folk around the UK. Terry still performs at covent garden to this day and now is a elected trustee and

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Gary Justin

Gary (animal) Justin Sane Knight, long running street veteran and magician. Starting as a pavement artist, Gary became not only a great performer but also a creator of magic props

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Aileen Wilkie

Aileen Wilkie This powerful wee Scottish performer is said by some to have paved the way for other female acts on the street. Coming out of the golden 1980s era

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Silver Man

Graham Scott The legendary silver man. A face known around the world for incredible dancing and rude, playful anarchic comedy. Performed over 30 years in nearly every country that would

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David Shiner

David Shiner Legend of the street, wrote and performed multiple sellout Broadway shows. Main attraction for the largest circus in the world, cirque du soleil, and wrote and directed multiple

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Alex Dandridge

Alex was a child virtuoso at juggling. He gaining in years what many had to dedicate entire lifetimes to attain. From being the youngest talent on the blocck and developing

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Bike Boy

Bike Boy Sean Jeremy Bridges, With a high skill show and comedy hacked by many, and such a cheeky character its hardly difficult to realise why he is known and

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Rumpel

Unique eccentric and in no way in a rush Jolly Goodfellow or as the circus and theatre world may know him Rumpel is a one off. with eye water skills

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Martin Ewen

Martin Ewen a Street and festival legend, cynical clown and one of the most thoughtful members of our community. Tune in tonight to find out why this figure towers over

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Nick Nickolas

Nick Nickolas is one of the most beloved characters to be produced out of Covent Garden. Starting at 16 and still performing to this day. Nick has done and excelled

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LH Ross

Lee Ross is one of the most influential buskers of his era. Stories of shows and concepts he created are shared on pitches to this day. Lee even assailed the

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Dave Southern

Dave Southern is a fatherly figure to many in the UK busking scene these days, always ready and able to dispense advice from his nearly 40 years of experience. Dave

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Guy Collins

Guy Collins is funny smart and skillful juggling prodigy with a polite wit. A big hit on both sides of the Atlantic, Guy has won the once ever Street-Wisest show

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James James

James Hessler, the world famous James James with a lifetime of skills and experience gained from a career travelling the world creating joy and amazement. James isnt only a world

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