“We had Robin and the Gnome show at my daughter's 5th Birthday Party! I have to say I had pretty high expectations because of his resume but I was truly impressed with his performance! The children were all captivated throughout the entire show. It was entertaining, funny and just adorable! After the show one of the mother's told me that her child never sits through kids' shows! That he just isn't interested but he was not only interested but he was one of the children in the front. It is now 2 weeks later and my daughter is still playing out parts of the show! It was a memorable event and had nothing but wonderful comments as feedback. He made the party a total success! I would highly recommend him.”
Happy Mommy, Tessa Parish (San Jose)
THE GNOME SHOW
One day a Wood-Gnome loses his favorite feather. He sets off on a magical journey and along the way meets a series of hilarious characters. He meets a Mother with a Child that will not sleep, a Knight trying to marry an indecisive Princess, a Dragon with no friends and a thirsty Tree. With the help of the audience and all the different characters, the Gnome is eventually reunited with his beloved feather.
ROBIN STEVENS
Robin trained at Cannon Hill Puppet Theater in Birmingham UK for four years. After doing puppetry with Down Syndrome children and doing a one man show, he went on to work as a puppeteer for the BBC and then Ragdoll Ltd making children's TV. He played Grandpapa in the TV show Boohbah and has performed in and written over 800 TV shows in the UK. He is now living in Berkeley CA, performing his one man show 'The Gnome Show'.
Robin Stevens is a British puppeteer who performed on Labyrinth, as part of the goblin unit.
For over 20 years, Stevens has been a key member of Ragdoll Productions, a leading British producer of puppetry for television, and the studio behind The Teletubbies. Stevens starred on their first series, Pob's Programme, as a monkey-like character named Pob. Subsequent credits included Jim on Rosie and Jim and Tom on Tot's TV. Most recently, Stevens has contributed to Boohbah doubling as a script writer and appearing on-camera as Grandpappa.
Presents
Thanks for an incredible puppet show. It was a very special treat for our librarian patrons. It is rare to see puppets with such charm and handled so skillfuly. The children were laughing and enthralled right from the beginning. One patron asked afterwards when your next appearance at the library would be.
Josh Lachman
Children's Librarian
South Branch - Berkeley Public Library
My daughter and I caught your show at the Library, I have told alot of people about the show because we thought it was so great! Really, really fantastic!
Laura Harkrider
I especially like the variety of puppet styles used and how you get different audience members to take care of the gnome's gift breads.
