Entertainment at Merlin venues will be booked directly through the venue and we have plenty of recommended ideas below, many of whom we work with on a regular basis. However, if you are after an Entertainment act that is not listed below, please contact us or contact our Entertainment agency Sternberg Clarke.
Magician/Illusionist
Magician Darren Lang’s illusions have been described as “mesmerising”, performing magic tricks and special effects that should have Derren Brown reaching for his notepad! Darren provides amazing energy for any event. If you need a strolling magician at a drinks reception or throughout dinner, Darren’s your man!
Prices from £500 + VAT
Star Struck
To liven up your events and give your guests the opportunity to get up close and personal with celebrities why not invite:
Prince William and Kate for a very special Royal visit
Jack Sparrow to amuse your guests
Edward Cullen or Marylin Monroe to give some sex appeal
Gordon Ramsay to serve dinner to your guests
All of the above meet mingle and take photographs with your guests during the drinks reception to add a touch of celebrity to your guest list!
Prices from £500
Studio Secrets
It takes four months of specialist sculpting, moulding and colouring to create a Madame Tussauds wax figure. Each figure costs approximately £150,000. Our dedicated studio’s team train for years to produce the wax figures you will see at your event. Why not invite them to the drinks reception to mingle and tell your guests more about how their favourite star was made?
Contortionist
Delia is one of Britain’s top contortionists, receiving national television and press coverage, working throughout the UK and worldwide. Her contortion act is performed on a high table, combining balance and extreme flexibility. The act concludes by squeezing into an impossibly small cube – an impressive sight!
Prices from £575
Chocolate Fountain
A chocoholics dream; add a chocolate waterfall with dipping food such as: fresh fruit, marshmallows, profiteroles, and more.
A great focal entertainment point or a fun way of serving dessert!
Prices from £1085 +VAT for 100 guests
Larger numbers available on request
Social Media Photographer
Strike a pose with your favourite A-list celeb as our social media photographer captures your guests on arrival. Pictures are uploaded the day after the event onto the Merlin Events Facebook and Google+ page.
Complimentary for all events.
Human Statues
Wow your crowd with our human statues! These mesmerizing performers are an acrobatic adagio and static trapeze performing couple or transformable in to human painted golden globes, perfect for an event at Madame Tussauds.
Prices from £1,250