Scrambles and The Reindeer Pokey | Christmas Songs For Kids | Christmas Dance Steps

Posted on November 30, 2018December 11, 2019 by Brett Hansen

Elissa and Scrambles will be dancing “The Reindeer Pokey” with our audiences at a number of upcoming Christmas events. You too can learn the steps! Use your hoofs, antlers, tail and red nose. 🙂
Add this to your collection of Christmas songs for kids.

There are a number of different types of Christmas events where we can perform our puppet show!
Shopping Centres / Santa’s Arrival Events:

Live Children’s Entertainment and Puppet Craft Activities at Shopping Centres

Christmas Carol Events and Festivals:

Fetes and Festivals – Children’s Entertainers

Childcare Centres and Kindergartens:

Children’s Entertainment for Childcare and Kindies

Schools:

Puppet Shows & Workshops For Schools

And Corporate Christmas Parties:

Corporate Entertainment – Puppet Show

There are many more Christmas songs for kids to enjoy at our puppet shows. We perform all over South East Queensland and Central Queensland too. Ask us about travel and accommodation for shows further away than that, such as interstate or overseas.
We love Christmas and we love making people happy with our puppets. Christmas is our busiest time of year so it’s important to get in quick and book many months in advance so you don’t miss out.
Larrikin Puppets service the greater Brisbane area, performing colourful and fun puppetry at your events!
Puppet Shows for:
Childcare Centres
Schools
Vacation Care / OSHC
Fetes and Festivals
Libraries (including “Library Story Time With Larrikin Puppets”)
Shopping Centres
Parties (kids and adults)
Corporate Events
Puppet MC for:
Corporate Events
Product Launches
Wedding Receptions
Award Ceremonies
Film Screening events
Trivia Nights
Puppetry for:
Film, TV and Theatre productions!
Puppetry Performance Workshops for:
Schools, Vacation Care / OSHC, Theatre, Film & TV!
Larrikin Puppets specialises in Muppet-style puppetry inspired by the work of the late, great Jim Henson.
Larrikin Puppets is WINNER of the 2015 BizCover NEIS Change Award.
Larrikin Puppets is FINALIST in the 2017 What’s On 4 Kids Awards.
Larrikin Puppets is FINALIST in the 2018 Moreton Bay Region Business Excellence & Innovation Awards.
Larrikin Puppets founder and principal puppeteer Brett Hansen has been formally trained in the USA by Jim Henson puppeteers from Sesame Street and The Muppets.
Co-puppeteer Elissa Jenkins received formal puppetry training at The Puppet Kitchen in Manhattan, New York.
Notable Performances:
Puppetry Arts Festival of Brooklyn (New York City)
Woodford Folk Festival
Bundaberg Pageant of Lights
Gladstone Harbour Festival
Redcliffe Sails Festival
Ipswich Festival
South Bank Parklands 25th Anniversary
QPAC Farewell Party for the cast and company of Julie Andrews’ touring production of “My Fair Lady”.
Theatre Involvement:
Show Of Hands – Anywhere Theatre Festival (2018)
Avenue Q – Shoebox Theatre Company (2018)
Avenue Q – Sunnybank Theatre Group (2017)
ImproMafia’s Not 4 Kidz – Brisbane Powerhouse (2016)
The Super Weekend Show – Studio Theatre & Cafe (2015)
Thank Troggg You’re Here: A Puppet Impro Spectacular! – Anywhere Theatre Festival (2014)
ImproMafia’s Puppets vs. People – Brisbane Arts Theatre (2012)
Avenue Q – Brisbane Arts Theatre (2012, 2014)
Film & TV Involvement:
Totally Wild – Network Ten (2018)
The Bureau of Magical Things – Network Ten / Jonathan M. Shiff Productions (2017)
That’s What You Get – Tia Gostelow music video / Why Not? Productions (2017)
The Puppeteer – InspireFlix (2017)
Kev – Why Not? Productions (2016)
Juiced TV – Children’s Hospital Foundation (2015)
5 for 35 – Richard Bell / For 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art / APT8 at GOMA (2015)
Heart of Thousand Souls – Luke Walker Productions (2014)
Cluck: The Web Series – Vincent Chen (2013)
Showreel – 31 Digital (2013)
The Late Nite Show – 31 Digital (2013)
Larrikin Puppets is a Blue Card holding business, regulated by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000. We’re covered by Public Liability Insurance through Duck for Cover Entertainers’ Group Inc.

2017 Queensland Small Business Week

Posted on May 12, 2017December 11, 2019 by Brett Hansen

Support Larrikin Puppets entry into 2017 Queensland Small Business Week social media competition by liking our video

Larrikin Puppets wants to bring play to workforces with Puppets At Work, our new corporate arm. To help make this happen, please support our entry into the 2017 Queensland Small Business Week social media competition by LIKING our video entry on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The more likes and shares the post gets, the more chance we have to win a $10,000 grant to help us fund and launch the project! Competition ends on May 15, 2017.
The direct link to the video on Facebook (where you can “like” and “share” it) is: https://www.facebook.com/LarrikinPuppets/videos/901302536675069/
If you’re on Twitter, the direct link to “like” and “retweet” is: https://twitter.com/LarrikinPuppets/status/862653090897448960
If you’re on Instagram, the direct link to “like” it there is: https://www.instagram.com/p/BT88ssIhDuC/
Thank you for your support!
Brett and Elissa
Big thanks to Business Queensland!
#QLDsmallbiz #Time2thriveQLD

Short Australian documentary: The Puppeteer

Posted on March 19, 2017December 11, 2019 by Brett Hansen

Caboolture film maker Gabor Kukucska set himself a challenge to make 52 short documentaries in 2017. That’s one per week! These documentaries are about inspirational people. And one of these people is Queensland puppeteer Brett Hansen – founder of Larrikin Puppets.
From childhood bullying and awful workplaces to personal difficulties like unemployment and the end of his first marriage, this 13 minute film tells the whole story. Strong encouragement from his loving family helped shape Brett’s life, and eventually he met the love of his life Elissa Jenkins, whose support has meant the world to Brett in the continuing growth of Larrikin Puppets.
The film also talks about the types of bookings Larrikin Puppets receive, including puppet shows and puppetry workshops. We learn about the Small Business Development Conference in Melbourne, and Brett’s advanced training in the USA with puppeteers from The Muppets and Sesame Street.
This is the teaser trailer that was shown in the lead up to the film’s official release:

The full 13 minute film is available to see now for free at https://inspireflix.com/docos/the-puppeteer/ by creating a free (and quick) login or signing in with Facebook. The login gate is because film festivals don’t accept films with full public access on YouTube or other such video sharing sites. We would love to see this film accepted and screened at festivals around the world. But we would also love you to login and see the film here and now at the InspireFlix website (formerly My Doco Club).
Here’s the preliminary video from Facebook starring Troggg the blue monster: https://www.facebook.com/InspireFlix/videos/1795284477458119
NOW LIVE at https://inspireflix.com/docos/the-puppeteer/ – “The Puppeteer” – Brett’s dream to become a working puppeteer, and the struggles and triumphs along the way.

FILM CREDITS

Brett Hansen, Elissa Jenkins, Ross Hansen, Sandra Gartner, Troggg, Freerange the Chicken, Frazzamatazz.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Production – Buyah Media
Cinematography – Gabor Kukucska

Larrikin Puppets Birthday Party Puppet Show Video!

Posted on February 21, 2016December 11, 2019 by Brett Hansen

This week, we released a new three minute video showing a sample of the kind of colourful and energetic fun you’re likely to see when you book a Larrikin Puppets birthday party puppet show! The video can be seen in a few different places online.

YouTube:

Vimeo:

Facebook:

Please watch and share with as many people as you can so we can make sure everybody in Brisbane is aware that Troggg, Frizzby, Moss, Frazzamatazz, Flossy, the Cheesecake and all the animals are ready to perform at any and all birthday parties!

Category: Puppet Videos