Est: 2016
Emu &
friends
Emu is a puppet emu given to British entertainer Rod Hull in the 1960s while he was presenting a children's breakfast television programme in Australia. Hull adopted the mute puppet for his cabaret act, and took it with him to the United Kingdom when he returned in 1970. The character was given a mischievous and sometimes aggressive onstage persona, attacking celebrity guests (and Hull himself) for comic effect. Hull and Emu also appeared on several episodes of The Hudson Brothers' comedy show in the United States.
Emu
1972
Babes in the Wood
London Palladium
1974
Aladdin
Bristol Hippodrome
1975
Emu in Pantoland
Liverpool Empire
1976
Emu in Pantoland
Shaftsbury Theatre, London
1977
Emu in Pantoland
Coventry Theatre
1978
Emu in Pantoland
Princes Theatre, Plymouth
1980
Emu in Pantoland
Kings Theatre in Southsea
1979
Emu in Pantoland
Princess Theatre, Torquay
1981
Emu in Pantoland
Blackpool Grand
1985
Jack and the Beanstalk
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1986
Robinson Crusoe
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
1987
Babes in the Wood
London Palladium
1989
Aladdin
Lewisham Theatre
1988
Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
Birmingham Alexandra
1991
Jack & The Beanstalk
The Hawth, Crawley
1990
Cinderella
Reading Hexagon
1992
Robinson Crusoe
Grand Theatre, Swansea
1994
Dick Whittington
Cliffs Pavilion Southend
1993
Jack and the Beanstalk
Cambridge Corn Exchange
1995
Aladdin
Grand Opera House, Belfast
1998
Puss in Boots
Theatre Royal, Windsor
1996
Cinderella
North Wales Theatre, Llandudno
2003
Cinderella
Theatre Royal, Windsor
2009
Aladdin
Theatre Royal, Windsor
1985
Jack and the Beanstalk
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1986
Robinson Crusoe
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
1989
Jack and the Beanstalk
Tameside Theatre
1993
Sleeping Beauty
Grand Theatre, Swansea
(During the 1993 production Carol Lee Scott was
taken seriously ill after the first few performances and
had to pull out of the rest of the run)
1995
Beauty and the Beast
Barnsley Civic
1998
Red Riding Hood
Billingham Forum
Carol Lee Scott passed away in July 2017
Carol Lee Scott AKA: Grotbags
Freddie Stevens AKA: Robot Redford
1980
Emu in Panto Land
King's Theatre Southsea
1985
Jack and the Beanstalk
Churchill Theatre Bromley
1986
Robinson Crusoe
Theatre Royal Nottingham
1989
Aladdin
Lewisham Theatre
1992
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Dartford Orchard Theatre
Freddie Stevens passed away on 26th January 2016
